You like the rising moon give light to this land
Shrouded in night unending
Windows are opening to let in the cool breeze
Playing with the shadows you cast
Your moonbeams in jars put away for the next eclipse
Sipped from pools where they collect on the ground
Or caught in fists to be thrown back at the sky
I may be better off storing some myself
But I’m out on the lawn bathing in your light
Too caught up in your presence to imagine your leaving
Praying the night will stay cloudless
And your mirror the ocean uncovered
Hoping the warmth of this world is enough to reach you
So you might decide to shine down a few hours longer
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Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS from Pexels
Happy October! My favorite month, even though I was born in November. It’s something about the first cold days of the year, I think, although we’re still waiting for those here in Denver.
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8 responses to “You, Like the Rising Moon”
I love it! 🙂
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Thank you!
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You are an artist. Tolkien, John McPhee, Steinbeck, Hemmingway, Austen and You. I aspire to write as well. I will be passing on the word about Mitchel David Ring.
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You made my day with this! Thank you so much for your support. The world will be a better place as we all keep on writing (:
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The weather is to be embraced. Lovely writing.
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Agreed! Thanks so much
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My fave pick: ‘Your moonbeams in jars put away for the next eclipse
Sipped from pools where they collect on the ground
Or caught in fists to be thrown back at the sky’
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I agree especially about the jars.
You might like reading stuff from the Romantic period if you haven’t already. Your writing is both imaginative and close to nature like a Romantic.
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