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10 September 2011

Moon Journey

She is travelling through Aquarius
and her outline is growing.
Her phases, though various,
repeat in a cyclical showing.

Her outline is growing
like a pregnant belly swelling.
They repeat in a cyclical showing,
the phases for our telling.

Her pregnant belly swelling,
she moves into Full Moon.
Her phases, for our telling,
are Maiden. Mother and Crone.

Moving into Full Moon
from bud to flower,
Maiden, Mother, and afterwards Crone
are degrees and kinds of power.

I am past bud and flower.
Through my phases (various)
my degrees and kinds of power,
I am now travelling thoughtful Aquarius.

Journalling my relationship with the moon: 13
Also submitted for dVerse FormForAll: Pantoum
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8 comments:

  1. Beachanny10 September 2011 at 12:26

    Excellent pantoum - and thank you for linking. I like that you are keeping a moon journal with poems. This is very satisfying in its construction, the shifts in meaning are like the phases of the moon. Liked it very much!

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  2. Beachanny10 September 2011 at 12:27

    Stop by to read the comments at the bar at dversepoets.com - I learned a lot from them, myself, this time. I would also direct everyone to read Luke's pantoums. He wrote one two ways. Hope to see you again soon!

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  3. Brian Miller10 September 2011 at 13:16

    very nicely done...you exposed yourself as well as the moon in this...a cool addition to your journal and well played to the form....

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  4. Reflections10 September 2011 at 13:55

    Interesting combination travelling through the moons. Enlightening piece.

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  5. Chronicles of Illusions10 September 2011 at 14:36

    interesting piece - I like that you played with the form a bit.

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-Wade10 September 2011 at 17:49

    Thank you all. It's a form I enjoy playing with.

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  7. Unknown12 September 2011 at 01:19

    Rosemary, very nicely done. I love the form of Pantoum and you did a nice job with it. Thanks for sharing, I'm glad I was able to experience it:)

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  8. Luke Prater12 September 2011 at 08:26

    Liking your pantoum! Great job

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