This is poetry disguised in story form.

“…deep as a mermaid’s dwelling place” — I would have never thought to describe a color in THAT way. It’s a good line, surprisingly apt. The atmosphere of your ‘poem’ (hehe) was comforting to me for some reason I can’t quite put my finger on.

I’m a total fan of yours. Glad to see you back.

Cute little tale. I liked the ending, the bounce from large scale (moon looking for the person) to small scale (retaining the person for themself). I thought that worked really well.