Tuesday, August 20, 2013

BUDDHA SMILE MOON


I used Zoom - wow!

Fat and round and placid
as bellies after harvest,
a smile that harbors secrets
you will never tell,
purveyor of myth and portal of mystery,
you sail across my evening sky
serene as a ghost ship
easing into port.

Buddha Smile Moon.


43 comments:

  1. Wonderful to find that port in your evening! Thanks for the image!

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    1. This time the line that struck me is "serene as a ghost ship." Still love it.

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  2. serene as a ghost ship easing into port...smiles....a buddha moon, never heard it called that, but i like it....

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  3. ... a smile that harbors secrets / you will never tell --- ah, and that what excites me more... that li'l mystery always leaves me sleepless... smiles... i loved this Sherry... short & crisp...

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  4. There is always something special to be seen in the moon!!!

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  5. Serene as a ghost ship... fabulous imagery, Sherry. I have missed you!

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  6. those last two lines are truly special. gorgeous post. love this.

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  7. I am such a moon child. What a great shot and verse to make the moon feel good. Nice Sherry.

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  8. That's a placid smile that I would love to look deep into.. The moon is just a quiet friend.

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  9. I like the idea of the moon easing into port :)

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  10. "bellies after harvest" - that paints the picture for me!

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  11. The moon has both a reassurance in lighting the dark and a threat in its cold, critical stare...and her grin always seems lopsided! No, the milky way for me.

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  12. a buddha moon... that has sth. so relaxing...smiles
    love the ghost ship image as well...would love to sail along...smiles

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  13. sometimes I think the moon must be hiding so many secrets, so many people whisper to it. beautiful, as its the photo, wow!

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  14. I love taking pictures of the moon. And the next time I take one, chances are I'll remember your picturesque poem and smile at the Buddha Smile Moon. :)

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  15. Ah this one is just liquid - a beauty prompting a smile and a look upwards :)

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  16. an amazing photo & so is the poem...

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  17. oh my the first two lines is a throwback to farm life. overall you have capture the beauty of the moon as well as its mystery..

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  18. This is so peaceful and just so intense with atmosphere. Great write.

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  19. Purveyor and portal...a wonderful contrast of the many facets of the the moon's beauty and mystery.

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  20. How can anyone not love the moon. Full of mystery and magic.

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  21. Ahh the smile a fine mask for the moon. I love the nautical mystery here Sherry (you need to tell us more of the secrets)

    Happy warm Sunday!!!

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  22. What beautiful descriptions, Sherry! "Serene as a ghost ship" I really like.

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  23. I'm delighting in the playfulness of the image of full bellies after harvest! What fun!

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  24. you write about the moon as if you have spent some time under it's smile

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  25. that's gorgeous imagery. and i love the photos too. :)

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  26. luv the tranquility resonated throughtout this poem, two of my favourite poem themes are moon and cloud

    have a lovely Sunday

    much love...

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  27. This poem had me grinning from ear to ear, Sherry! I, too, am a lover of moons and their secrets. :)

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  28. I always enjoy the serenity the moon provides. I like the Buddha imagery you use.

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  29. Loved the ' ghost ship' moon. I always fascinated by all these secret smiles of luna/moon. x

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  30. Loved reading this again I had to chuckle because fat, round, placid (at times), that could be me.
    Hope you're well Sherry.

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  31. a smile from my belly up!
    Good one Sherry.
    ZQ

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  32. I like the fat Buddha smiling moon.

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  33. Sherry,

    A beautiful and placid moon keeping watch. A rounded character too with a facial personality so obvious in its appearance..
    Captured very well Sherry:)

    Eileen

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  34. "purveyor of myth and portal of mystery" loved this line :) :)

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  35. a smile that harbors secrets
    you will never tell...
    really true...That too when its fat, round, placid moon!

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  36. the picture of the moon helps to give your poem its Buddha description. i love it!

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  37. love it! again, you have written about one of my favorite writing subjects: the moon. he always sneaks into my poems one way or the other.

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