Depths of Moon

I do not want sweet pretty poems
Of unmarked sky where fancies roam
Give me the bones of ghosts to haunt
Sweet pretty poems, I do not want

I've had enough of gilded gold
Whose pretense of value is sold
Until blunt plainness calls its bluff
Of gilded gold, I've had enough

My bent soul knows dark luscious gloom
Exotic agony which blooms
In savage tears of volcanoes
Dark luscious gloom, my bent soul knows

In want I wait for depths of moon
Alluring beyond shallow noon
Mystique only midnight creates
For depths of moon, in want I wait.

6/05/20

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 7/7/2020 1:29:00 PM
Wow! I hadn't read this gem earlier. Indeed you've made this form look easy with the natural flow of words. The best part is that those are some really honest emotions which I totally agree with. Congratulations on getting a top win Michelle! Keep writing and inspiring :)
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Date: 7/7/2020 12:58:00 PM
Excellent poem with perfect mix of darkness and beauty, Michelle. This is the kind if poetry I love...a fave! Blessings, Rhonda xx
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Date: 7/6/2020 5:25:00 PM
As I hinted at in my previous comment, I love the line "Until blunt plainness calls its bluff". Nice to see some justice done for this excellent poem 2nd time around. Enjoyed having another read. Enjoy your day, Michelle
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Date: 7/6/2020 3:12:00 PM
A powerful call for realness of life, of emotion and depth in writing, Michelle! Amen to you and congratulations, my friend!
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Date: 7/6/2020 1:54:00 PM
This is full of depth and allure. Glad you got a top win this time.
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Date: 7/6/2020 1:32:00 PM
Looks like I'm becoming a fan, another top win for you Michelle, hard to understand this got an N/A.
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Date: 7/6/2020 3:28:00 PM
Thank you for placing me in your contest, John, I am pleased you liked it-
Date: 6/6/2020 7:12:00 AM
Excellent write Michelle..my favorite lines:..In want I wait the depths of moon Alluring beyond shallow noon.
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Date: 6/5/2020 7:55:00 PM
I will be plain and blunt, Michelle. This is excellent poetry. Like Tom said, you make the challenges of the swap seem so easy and smooth. Good word choices to describe the superficial: gilded, pretense, shallow. Also, the dark: my bent soul, dark luscious gloom, and (my favorite), savage years of volcanoes. Great writing; I think this deserves a high placement ~ John
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Date: 6/5/2020 3:36:00 PM
Aw yeah. Ffffffave. x
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Date: 6/5/2020 1:55:00 PM
Michelle, this is so beautiful, descriptive, and moving. Janice
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Date: 6/5/2020 1:47:00 PM
Moon shadows certainly stir the imagination! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 6/5/2020 1:24:00 PM
it reads so so beautifully Michelle I enjoy sweet pretty poems especially ones which contain humour - will leave the deep dark writes for others :-) good luck in the contest you nailed this challenge!:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/5/2020 1:15:00 PM
Not the easiest of forms Michelle, you've made it look easy, well written Tom
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