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    The Moon in Poems

    The recent full moon has me thinking. I tend to do a lot of writing, especially poetry in the days preceding and following the full moon. Do you ever have notice this? Do you have a poem you wrote during the full moon that you would like to share, or a favorite lunar thought or quote?

    My last moon poem follows....
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Harvest Moon 2005

    High on an arid peneplane of ancient seas forgotten
    The mechanical silence is deafening
    Only thoughts exist
    Dendrites firing meaninglessly
    For mankinds desire to feed the beast
    I spend empty days and monotonous nights in solitude
    Dissembling from the astral sight
    A onyx monolith hides within the twilight

    Distantly steel grey yields unto
    billowy light that is blue
    soft amber follows soon
    magenta rays tag along
    crimson fields its radiant song

    The Harvest moon achingly full recedes
    Apollo's arrival and daylights needs.




    or something like that. This is my first poem post. Let me know what you think.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    The moon is very inspiring, indeed. It illuminates the soul, gives it thought and makes it awe in wonder. I've never actually written a moon poem, but since you suggested it, I'll write one and post it here.
    Last edited by YellowCrayola; 09-23-2005 at 01:41 AM.
    "...You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and descend.... I bow to them... I love them, I cling to them, I run them down. I bite into them, I melt them down.... I love words so much... The unexpected ones....The ones I wait for greedily or stalk until, suddenly, they drop..." -Pablo Neruda

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    Its definitely inspiring. Did you know that Mars is just below the Moon in the morning sky today.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Does it mean anything specific?

    I have a piece written about a year ago. Not exactly about the moon but with its vision in my mind.

    I saw you standing in a distance
    Whispering secrets to the moon
    Your feet resting on the arid soil,
    Deprived from flower's bloom.

    I saw you laughing in a distance
    Hearing secrets from the moon
    Have you made friends with life, dear Lonesome,
    And is it always there for you?
    winds take a pensive tone,
    and stars a tender fire,
    and visions rise, and change,
    that kill me with desire

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    Interesting topic! I have never payed attention to the moon when I write so I have no clue about it inspiring me or not. It actually caused me to wonder if the moon is full at the same time for everyone, or we have full moon at different times according to our geographical location? yeah I'm not good at sciences...

    Though I was reminded of something I wrote ages ago and also posted here some ages later, but still a long long time ago. Though I suppose the moon appears somewhere else in whatever I wrote, cos I often write about nights I think...



    I AM THE MOON

    I was the sun
    I used to shine in the pale-blue sky
    laughing happily
    every day of my bright life
    melting each sorrow
    that came to my way
    I slowly went down
    and I didn't rise again.

    I am the moon
    I married the night
    I've understood that nothing's bright
    so i prefer
    to stay here in the black sky
    where I feel free
    where I can hide
    where when I need it I can silently cry.

    (March 2000)
    dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
    keep me alive and give me something to lose

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    Quote Originally Posted by veronic
    Does it mean anything specifi?
    Not to my knowledge, but I like to know these things. A couple of weeks bac there was a lunar alignment. This was an alignment of the Moon and two planets, all in one linear synchronicity. I was viewing it over some mountains. The cool part was the mountains, the Moon, one planet inferior to the Earth (closer to the Sun), and one planet superior to the Earth (further away from the Sun). I know there is a poem in it I just need to work at it.

    I really like your poems veronic. Keep sharing.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Hey Koa, I like your poem also. I am definitely a Moon, of what I know not.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    I made this at the top of my head. My doors are open to criticism.

    Moon and Me

    How long must I wait
    Till day's end?
    I yearn you moon
    Don't let me pretend.

    Sleepless nights
    And gloomy days
    Starless skies
    Yet moon stays.

    Lonely and friendless
    Does your heart ache?
    Hurting, you still beam
    Just for my sake.

    I walk alone
    You light my road
    You reveal a smile
    Such gentleness flowed.

    A ball of light
    With wonders more than the sea
    No greater friends
    Than moon and me.
    Last edited by YellowCrayola; 09-23-2005 at 01:43 AM.
    "...You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and descend.... I bow to them... I love them, I cling to them, I run them down. I bite into them, I melt them down.... I love words so much... The unexpected ones....The ones I wait for greedily or stalk until, suddenly, they drop..." -Pablo Neruda

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    Your poems are great. Do keep posting!
    "...You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and descend.... I bow to them... I love them, I cling to them, I run them down. I bite into them, I melt them down.... I love words so much... The unexpected ones....The ones I wait for greedily or stalk until, suddenly, they drop..." -Pablo Neruda

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    I like the way you can just rattle a good poem out of brief contemplation.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Rhymezone.com helps. Hehehe. Personally, though, my poems are kind of infantile, in a way. Yours, on the other hand, is really deep and thorough, and I have yet to learn the ways to make my poems like yours. I need more vocabulary words and more descriptive images. Lol.

    Do you have any books that you refer to?
    "...You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and descend.... I bow to them... I love them, I cling to them, I run them down. I bite into them, I melt them down.... I love words so much... The unexpected ones....The ones I wait for greedily or stalk until, suddenly, they drop..." -Pablo Neruda

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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowCrayola

    A ball of light
    With wonders more than the sea
    No greater friends
    Than moon and me.
    Ilike your poem especially the above lines. Its like a common friend to all, yet personal to each.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Ok here is one off of yours

    Wonders more than the sea
    the barren sea of tranquility.
    Plagioclase cast out in your throes
    reflecting light like the purest snows.
    "I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
    -John Muir


    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
    -Edna St. Vincent Millay

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    Quote Originally Posted by B-Mental
    Ok here is one off of yours

    Wonders more than the sea
    the barren sea of tranquility.
    Plagioclase cast out in your throes
    reflecting light like the purest snows.
    Now that is a great line. Amazing, you just made that at the top of your head too!

    Quote Originally Posted by B-Mental
    Plagioclase cast out in your throes
    reflecting light like the purest snows.
    I especially love the mentioned quote. The meaning is truly beautiful.
    "...You can say anything you want, yessir, but it's the words that sing, they soar and descend.... I bow to them... I love them, I cling to them, I run them down. I bite into them, I melt them down.... I love words so much... The unexpected ones....The ones I wait for greedily or stalk until, suddenly, they drop..." -Pablo Neruda

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