My Name is Eleanor
She plays hide and seek
in the sky.
She's tricky that way.
When I find her,
I point
and whisper "Found you!"
Sometimes she hides so well
She’s nowhere
and I give up.
She's out at different times.
Sometimes it's night.
Other times day.
She's in different places.
high in the sky
low on the edges.
She changes her look,
slim as a fingernail
or as full as a ball.
When I find her
I point and whisper, "Found you!"
My name is Eleanor and I am a moon watcher.
in the sky.
She's tricky that way.
When I find her,
I point
and whisper "Found you!"
Sometimes she hides so well
She’s nowhere
and I give up.
She's out at different times.
Sometimes it's night.
Other times day.
She's in different places.
high in the sky
low on the edges.
She changes her look,
slim as a fingernail
or as full as a ball.
When I find her
I point and whisper, "Found you!"
My name is Eleanor and I am a moon watcher.
This poem is copyright (©) Louise O. Young 2026
About the Writer
Louise O. Young
Louise taught science for many years in Massachusetts, is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and has published articles in Science and Children Magazine, Teaching K-8, The Boston Globe and The Denver Post. Her storybook ICE CONTINENT, A STORY OF ANTARCTICA came out from Soundprints in the fall of 1997 and a second version, PENGUIN COMES HOME, in 2004. Babybug Magazine published MAMA IS HOME in March 2016. Ladybug Magazine published PUMPKIN in 1994, DOG WALK in 2016 and SEED SONG in 2020. Highlights Hello accepted THE RED BALL in 2017.
