Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Moon



sailing a celestial sky, 
conveyor of dreams,
you glide serenely,
untouched by the foibles
of humankind.

below,
a wolf howls
in the lonely midnight hours.
we stir in our troubled sleep,
knowing there are things 
to be made right,
answering the inner call
of the wild,
seeking justice
for all creatures.

moon,
light our path.
shine enlightenment
on our species,
that all others
may live.


for Susan's prompt at Midweek Motif: Moon. I have written many moon poems over the years. This one is more troubled, given the times we live in.


22 comments:

  1. Sweet prayer--heavy duty--but addressed to the moon it brings a sense of relief and transcendence to the tasks ahead. Quite moving.

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  2. YES. An important call the action. LOVE.

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  3. we stir in our troubled sleep,
    knowing there are things
    to be made right,
    answering the inner call
    of the wild,
    seeking justice
    for all creatures

    amen ... for without the creatures of this planet, we are nothing - as above, so below ...

    wonderfully quiet prayer - soulful to the moon

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  4. "untouched by the foibles
    of humankind."
    Luv this aspect of Moon and your plea for humankind to end this poem

    Thanks for dropping in to read mine

    much love...

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  5. "untouched by the foibles of humankind" ..sigh..that is such a unique and uplifting perspective Sherry!💖


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  6. Oh! If only the moon could shine enlightenment on man.

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  7. The sad thing is that we know there are things to put right but greed is slowly killing the Earth, we know it the wild creatures know and the trees whisper it too, but sadly there are those that just don't care assuming that money will fix any problem as the government of the day are responsible and they are the ones to fix it not the ones that caused the problem.

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  8. I think we were on the same wave length, deep in thought.

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  9. I wish the moon could enlighten us. Beautiful thought, Sherry.

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  10. Aah...'conveyor of dream' indeed. May it 'light our path & shine enlightenment'....So beautifully put Sherry.

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  11. Yes, we really need the guidance of moon, so as to make this world pure and whits like moon:)

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  12. i see the moon
    the moon sees me
    God bless the moon
    God bless me

    It all boils down to obscene greed and the lack of traditional values.
    The earth is doomed to environmental devastation unless there is a turn about.

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  13. untouched by the foibles
    of humankind... that beautiful eclipse was so stunning ..another realisation of how inconsequential we are!

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  14. I really like the ending, an invocation that looks forward in hope to life for all creatures great and small.

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  15. Given the times we live in, your poem is important and relevant. Brilliant response to the prompt!

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  16. That was a wonderful prayer, Sherry! I heard that lone wolf.

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  17. A wonderful prayer. We are the wolf seeking a response. Let it be so,

    Elizabeth

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  18. A beautiful tribute to the moon, Sherry!

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  19. nice contrast between the serenity of the moon and the busyness of the creatures down below.


    ~Imelda

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  20. Sleepless moonlit nights often bring important thoughts to our mind, Sherry. The solution of many a problem has been found at night by th elight of the moon...
    Nice write!

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