Planting moon
fills
the sky tonight
(of
course size matters)
And
you come
so
close…
I
can feel you
pulling
me out,
pulling
me under,
rolling
the blood in my veins
like
waves on a beach-
crashing,
ebbing.
Is
there a tide chart?
Can
you plot my crescendo?
Note: The moon will officially become full Saturday, May
5 at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month's full moon coincides with the
moon's perigee (closest approach to Earth) it will also be the year's biggest. The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955
kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an
extra-big, extra-bright moon. Source: SPACE.com
Planting moon a Native American name given to the
moon in May. Source: www.farmersalmanca.com
Image by: jefferywestover.com (2011 Supermoon)
Oooh, we have cloud cover today. I hope it's gone before evening so I can see the moon.
ReplyDeleteYour photo is gorgeous, and I love your poem to the moon.
K
Thank you Kay, I hope you got to see the moon. It was lovely.
DeleteVery good poem Mary...I hope I wasnt the only one bugging you ;-)
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:o) Thanks Chris
DeleteTurning you into a werewolf too?
ReplyDeleteNot a nice thing for the moon to do.
Woof.
DeleteI think I read this poem about 5 times, and each time, I get a different meaning. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI forgot all about the moon's "special affects" tonight. Ah well.
Oh, I think that's a very good thing - thank you PH!
DeleteI endorse the Homemaker's comment. You are very skilled at poems which sound quite straightforward but can be read as extended metaphors.
ReplyDeleteThe moon at perigee will be only 221,802 miles away. Do you think we should put our hard hats on . . .
Thank you Doctor. Personally I think we should go outside, look up and Hoooowl to the heavens!
DeleteLove this, Mary :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ayala :o)
Deletegorgeous ode to that big ol' magnificent moon and how connected we truly are to her.
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura. A friend of mine told me it sounded like a 'period piece.' lol
DeleteA Planting Moon! Wow, never heard of that, but I was told (in a previous life as a farmer) that some species should be planted by moonlight, so I guess it is time to get out there and do it! I agree with the Doc. Your poems are metaphors.
ReplyDeletePS. Thank you for your concern and I am on the way back. There are good things happening under this amazing moon, with a bit of bliss poking through the pain.
Well Stafford, I never met a four (metaphor) I didn't like! And, I looked up full moon names from a number of different cultures, in fact I see I copied the wrong one in my note after the poem, lol, now corrected. I'm glad to hear things are coming along. Welcome back!
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