Looking at the Moon with Declan

On the ferryboat
Looking at the moon

There it is
In the sky

And, he immediately notes
On the water

A great smear
That has eluded the painters
Of the world

It is not the moon
May not be real

An effect
So irresistable
So integral
To this moment

It mesmerizes the darting eyes
Of my son
In my arms
At the rail
On the deck

The reflection
Is what he sees
Right after he sees the moon
And he says so:

'The moon...
...And the moon in the water?'