Monday, 9 June 2014

Lord Moth Sends out his Moon-a-Mucks


Lord Moth has settled in, and after an evening of rain so heavy the droplets cratered the roads and pavements and a mist formed at ground level you couldn't see through, the moon is out and he is sitting with a up of tea in his garden.

He has an art deco table next to the hidden entrance to his black crystal cave, and the Hawk Moths circle protectively above, watching out for intruders.

The sky is as black as his cave home, and so it is time to send out his moon-a-mucks, who are sad that they can't find any moonflowers to sing at to make the crystals grow. They are not sad for long however, for Lord Moth in his decadent wisdom has tasks for them to enjoy.

On the moon, the moon-a-mucks sing to crystals to make them grow. On earth, they make dreams grow and flourish by the same means, dreams that are broadcast through quantum space back to the observant mind of Lord Moth for him to enjoy. It doesn't matter who it is, the most unimaginative old catankerous whisky bibber, or a flighty 19 year old who has had nothing but joy rain down on her life. The moon-a-mucks sit outside their windows on their hind legs, and sing softly, reverberating window pane, sheets of glass, all in perfect sub atomic harmony.

The song penetrates the nerve systems of the sleepers, and no matter who they are, they find themsevles dreaming. They might be happy dreams, sad dreams, violent ones or even violet ones. Dreams of achievement, dreams of disappointment...and best of all the dreams that dreamers are sad to wake up from.

And when they start, Lord Moth puts down his book and his tea cup, relaxes back, and takes it all in. He watches every dream his twelve moon-a-mucks make every night, and he misses nothing.

He misses nothing, sees everything, and decides what to do about the dreams later, when the first rays of the sun begin to lick along the horizon, a solar cat with cream

Copyright Bloody Mulberry 03.06.15

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