Friday, March 16, 2012

Moonshine



Luna beckons brightly,
dripping silvery specks
through the sky.

But no tears are shed
over a spilt Milky Way
swirling sweetly in the dark.

Looking up from different points
we see the same crooked smile
on March’s Moon of Winds.

Laying on a grassy fell you reach up
to pluck stars for my diadem.


*Moon of Winds is the name given to the full moon in March by the ancient Celts.


This is written for Friday Flash 55 hosted by the G-Man.

Image by me :o)

28 comments:

  1. Reaching up and plucking away
    To the brightness of night pretending to be day
    Nicely done!

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  2. Mary Bach...
    Lunar Lauds are always compelling
    Loved your March Madness 55
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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    1. Thanks G-man, and your's was sooo very punny! Hope you have a great weekend too!

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  3. Thanks Pat! I think lots of girls secretly want a crown of stars :o)

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  4. The lady moon is one of my most fav things to write about.
    This is a lovely 55!

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    1. Thank you Daydreamertoo! There's just something about that old moon.

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  5. LOL The video of Adam Sandler's Sloppy Joe was too funny LOL

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    1. Oh good! When I read your very funny piece I thought you had to see that vid if you hadn't already.

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  6. Beautiful, Mary, and comforts every pagan bone in my body with its moonlight magic--though I have to admit, the image of the Milky Way became a split candy bar just a little too realistically for someone on a diet. ;_)

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    1. nice...love laying in the grass at night watching the stars...it does feel like you can reach up and grab them....

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  7. Very nice, Mary. Too wet to lay in the grass here, but this does make me long for summer. The last two lines really complete this for me.

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  8. Love this: But no tears are shed
    over a spilt Milky Way

    I can see why the March moon is called the Moon of Winds. It's been living up to its name this year.

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    1. Thanks Nara! And it's been really windy here too, but unseasonably mild...60's today, which is just wrong for Wisconsin, er - that that I'm complaining!

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  9. I want to stay enraptured by your words under the luna moon. (Hugs)Indigo

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  10. So I got my comments to Brian and Joy mixed up, deleted them, and now can't seem to re-post a reply...and did I just make Brian's comment disappear? Yikes! Anyway, thank you both, I really appreciate your input! (and Joy, please don't mention the d-word! lol)

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    1. We British have an expression for this . . involving kn*****s and twist.

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  11. Good Poem Mary, and thank you for the inspiration for my 55!

    Wander

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  12. Thanks Wander, and you're welcome, I'll go take a look now!

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  13. This is wistful and so lovely!

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  14. Thanks for this lovely moon. It inspired my 55 this week.

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  15. ...looking up from different points.

    I like the idea of this.

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  16. Thanks all! I got a bit behind on my comments, but I appreciate each and every one!

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