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22 September 2011

The Moon Shrinks

as does my attention upon her.
She is not to be seen
through the haze that even the sun
has trouble piercing, the smoke
that even as it thins 
fails to disperse.

But I know that behind the veil
she’s a crescent,
a sickle, a scimitar, a curl of light;
outline of a pregnant belly, holding 
darkness within, the shape
of the unknown.

Oh void, oh mystery, oh edge
of nothing-something,
I am starting to forget you —
starting not to want
to enter the dark to look for you.
It’s Spring, Ostara: I dance in the sun!

Journalling my relationship with the moon: 23

5 comments:

  1. I like this Rosemary. You capture the mystery well. The second and third stanzas shine.

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  2. Very neat. I love it that it is spring - very autumn here.

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  3. I love this. The second stanza is stunning.

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  4. Lorna, I'm very much an autumn person, but this Spring here has been exceptionally beautiful so far.

    Thank you, Mama Zen.

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