I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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2 September 2011

'Ah, Moon of My Delight'

rising whether I see you or not
and riding the sky until dawn

how many nights I found you 
gazing in at my window

your white face hovering
above my childhood bed

when I first loved you, and
instinctively drew you down

or later over my desk
companioning the poems

and now, at dark and full,
the one I salute with a kiss

the one I sing to, dance for,
to whom I tell my stories

and still you bring your beauty
softly into my garden

lighting the secret way
between the clouds and stars

Journalling my relationship with the moon: 5
30 poems in 30 days: 1, a love poem not about romantic love.

 Linked to Poets United's Poetry Pantry #334

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27 comments:

  1. Evelyn3 September 2011 at 05:20

    "your white face hovering
    above my childhood bed


    when I first loved you, and
    instinctively drew you down"

    just wonderful.
    I feel milky white, like the moon...

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  2. Rosemary Nissen-Wade3 September 2011 at 07:49

    Oh Evelyn, what a lovely comment!

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  3. Susan1 January 2017 at 01:49

    Wonderful title, wonderful ode! I am thinking not only of the moonglow, but also other loves who started at the cradle or before.

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  4. Sherry Blue Sky1 January 2017 at 03:21

    This is so beautiful.

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  5. Sumana Roy1 January 2017 at 04:44

    What a delight to read!

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  6. Anonymous1 January 2017 at 18:43

    companioning the poems... such a beautiful thought. Lovely ode to the moon.

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  7. jossina1 January 2017 at 19:55

    love is all , to all around us . Beautiful poem

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  8. Kerry O'Connor1 January 2017 at 19:56

    This is beautiful, Rosemary. The connection we feel with the moon is hard to explain but you have shown us what it is.
    All the best for 2017.

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  9. Jae Rose1 January 2017 at 20:57

    How wonderful to find the element which lights your soul - it takes an open eye and spirit to do so i believe.. happy new year to you Rosemary

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  10. totomai1 January 2017 at 21:36

    Happy New Year, Rosemary

    Such a lovely tribute to the moon. The moon is our daily companion.

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  11. dsnake12 January 2017 at 00:49

    there is a connection to the moon which is pretty hard to explain. perhaps it is the only natural bright source of light at night. your lovely poem only reinforce this connection more.

    and Happy New Year, Rosemary!
    i know you celebrate it earlier in Australia than most of us. :)

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  12. Steve King2 January 2017 at 00:53

    You've personalized the lovely moon so well, giving it an emotional context. Very artful.

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  13. Magaly Guerrero2 January 2017 at 03:34

    I can feel the link. She watching... you watching back... the two shining together.

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  14. Luk Lei2 January 2017 at 04:11

    I love it, that pearl in the sky. Lovely.

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  15. Purba chakraborty2 January 2017 at 04:38

    Beautiful. Loved reading it

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  16. ✿2 January 2017 at 04:49

    So beautiful.

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  17. Matthew Henningsen2 January 2017 at 05:56

    This is so beautiful. I love and admire the line about the moon championing your poems. Wonderful image.

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  18. Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger2 January 2017 at 07:17

    Just beautiful Rosemary! Happy new year!

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  19. Sanaa Rizvi2 January 2017 at 08:03

    This is absolutely stunning a write, Rosemary❤️ I too adore the moon and can relate to your love towards it! Wishing you a most joyous new year 2017!❤️

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  20. Bekkie Sanchez2 January 2017 at 08:58

    Marvelous poem Rosemary! Love, "lighting the secret way
    between the clouds and stars"
    Oh how I'd love to see that! I wish you a year of wonderful poetry!

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  21. Wendy Bourke2 January 2017 at 12:28

    Same old ... same old ... moon. The one constant in our lives ... and in the lives of all humankind, throughout time. A lovely expression of that constancy.

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  22. kaykuala2 January 2017 at 22:23

    lighting the secret way
    between the clouds and stars

    Appreciating a loved one who could bring in all of the goodness of one enamored!

    Hank

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  23. Myrna R.3 January 2017 at 02:16

    I too love the moon. Can't help but think, "I wish I had written this."

    Have a wonderful New Year Rosemary. I know the moon will be watching.

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  24. annell43 January 2017 at 04:20

    Forever "Moon Over Heart." And he goes with you, lighting the way.

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  25. rallentanda3 January 2017 at 12:45

    What a great idea writing moon poems. Last night the sky was black over the Liverpool Plains with a bright crescent moon and a single shining star.Yes...an Islamic flag. I wonder if that is portentous.

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  26. Paul Andrew Russell3 January 2017 at 17:53

    Lovely poem, Rosemary. :-)

    I was sitting writing last night and the Moon and Venus were rising at just the perfect time in the skylight above my head; magical.

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  27. Magical Mystical Teacher4 January 2017 at 05:35

    One's relationship with the moon can be simple or complicated. It all depends...

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