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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.
Wonderful to find that port in your evening! Thanks for the image!
ReplyDeleteThis time the line that struck me is "serene as a ghost ship." Still love it.
Deleteserene as a ghost ship easing into port...smiles....a buddha moon, never heard it called that, but i like it....
ReplyDelete... 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...
ReplyDeleteThere is always something special to be seen in the moon!!!
ReplyDeleteSerene as a ghost ship... fabulous imagery, Sherry. I have missed you!
ReplyDeleteAnd now I am smiling.
ReplyDeletethose last two lines are truly special. gorgeous post. love this.
ReplyDeleteI am such a moon child. What a great shot and verse to make the moon feel good. Nice Sherry.
ReplyDeleteThat's a placid smile that I would love to look deep into.. The moon is just a quiet friend.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the moon easing into port :)
ReplyDelete"bellies after harvest" - that paints the picture for me!
ReplyDeletebeautiful and serene
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
ReplyDeletea buddha moon... that has sth. so relaxing...smiles
ReplyDeletelove the ghost ship image as well...would love to sail along...smiles
sometimes I think the moon must be hiding so many secrets, so many people whisper to it. beautiful, as its the photo, wow!
ReplyDeleteI 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. :)
ReplyDeleteAh this one is just liquid - a beauty prompting a smile and a look upwards :)
ReplyDeletean amazing photo & so is the poem...
ReplyDeleteoh 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..
ReplyDeleteThis is so peaceful and just so intense with atmosphere. Great write.
ReplyDeletePurveyor and portal...a wonderful contrast of the many facets of the the moon's beauty and mystery.
ReplyDeleteHow can anyone not love the moon. Full of mystery and magic.
ReplyDeleteAhh the smile a fine mask for the moon. I love the nautical mystery here Sherry (you need to tell us more of the secrets)
ReplyDeleteHappy warm Sunday!!!
What beautiful descriptions, Sherry! "Serene as a ghost ship" I really like.
ReplyDeleteI'm delighting in the playfulness of the image of full bellies after harvest! What fun!
ReplyDeleteyou write about the moon as if you have spent some time under it's smile
ReplyDeletethat's gorgeous imagery. and i love the photos too. :)
ReplyDeletepretty sharp descriptions on the moon thing.
ReplyDeleteluv the tranquility resonated throughtout this poem, two of my favourite poem themes are moon and cloud
ReplyDeletehave a lovely Sunday
much love...
This poem had me grinning from ear to ear, Sherry! I, too, am a lover of moons and their secrets. :)
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy the serenity the moon provides. I like the Buddha imagery you use.
ReplyDeleteLoved the ' ghost ship' moon. I always fascinated by all these secret smiles of luna/moon. x
ReplyDeleteLoved reading this again I had to chuckle because fat, round, placid (at times), that could be me.
ReplyDeleteHope you're well Sherry.
a smile from my belly up!
ReplyDeleteGood one Sherry.
ZQ
Happy Buddha is always good.
ReplyDeleteI like the fat Buddha smiling moon.
ReplyDeleteSherry,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful and placid moon keeping watch. A rounded character too with a facial personality so obvious in its appearance..
Captured very well Sherry:)
Eileen
"purveyor of myth and portal of mystery" loved this line :) :)
ReplyDeletea smile that harbors secrets
ReplyDeleteyou will never tell...
really true...That too when its fat, round, placid moon!
Very lovely, Sherry :)
ReplyDeletethe picture of the moon helps to give your poem its Buddha description. i love it!
ReplyDeletelove 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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