Blood Moon 2021

Lady moon dressed in black with star children in your lap are you mourning for the dead bled and left to earth distress by barbarous treacherous hands hunting beasts in hiding dark leaving blood and body parts in the secret when you' re veiled silent dove of weeping night is it shame for lustful beds cradled in your mantle nest secret lovers present past that your whiteness turns to red blushing redder than sunset blood reflecting from the earth omen it will be poured back tinting soil and corpses red just reward for just blood shed. Then by little and little undress folding widow mantle back to reveal an onion smile filling to a pregnant round like the soul that wanes and wonders from the path and step by step climbs the ladder back to light past the dove moonlight watch and the farthest lantern star to the splendor of God’s Heart joy of joy song of songs everlasting spouse of love. First Place Winner: Brian Strand- All Yours-9/8/20