On certain nights


When the angles are right

And the moon is


A slender crescent




It's circle shows


In a ghostly glow


Of earthly luminescence




Earthshine


A beacon in the night

I can raise my eyes


To earthshine




Earthshine


A jewel out of reach


Form a dream to rise

To earthshine





Floating high

In the evening sky


I see my


Faint reflection




Pale facsimile


Like what others see

When they look


In my direction




Earthshine


A beacon in the night


I can raise my eyes

To earthshine





Earthshine

Stretching out your hand


Full of starlit diamonds


Earthshine



Reflected light


To another's sight

And the moon


Tells a lover's story



My borrowed face


And my third-hand grace

Only reflect your glory




Earthshine

Stretching out your hand


I can raise my eyes

To earthshine



Earthshine


You're still out of reach

Form a dream to rise

To earthshine


Form a dream to rise

To earthshine

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