The Other Side of the Moon

O dear Moon, O dear Chandamama
I look at you and wonder what's
The reason for that faint smile
Visible when you are a crescent
Is it a mock at the ignorance of man
Who thinks he knows all about earth
When infact it is you who knows-it-all.
You like us, are a child of our earth
Like a kid never leaving his mother
You orbit around earth faithfully
We are mere mortals, but oh dear moon
You and earth will be together forever.
You have seen the lights of great cities
And the darkness of lands yet alien to man
You may be called 'lune' in some places
'chaand' in others, 'nila' in yet others
Yet you shower your light equally without
Prejudice of any kind, unlike us humans.
You have witnessed the rise and downfall
Of civilizations and nations, big and small.
You know our entire history like no one else
Tell me the secret behind monalisa's smile,
Was there ever a river longer than the Nile?
Was Shakespeare really a woman in disguise?
What colour were Nefertiti's eyes?
You choose to remain silent, as always
You must be mocking at me now, I assume
To think i can get to this other side of you
When great poets and artists have failed.