GEESE WITH MOON ON THEIR WINGS-Wings of Farewell

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Poem written for and submitted to “Favorite Things” poetry contest, Nette Onclaud, sponsor, August 15, 2025.

GEESE WITH MOON ON THEIR WINGS 
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gentle autumn breeze murmurs
summer’s farewell song
geese with moonlight on their wings
in flight and headstrong
across stellar sky
their honks a gentle refrain
never asking why

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Sotto Poet

Date: 8/16/2025 6:00:00 AM

As I wander through a tangled conversation, certain of a path that feels just, I pause to ponder, for truth may lie hidden in the shadows. As your geese take flight, their wings spread wide, a symphony of calls lifts them high, cradled by the gentle embrace of Nature. To grasp that our efforts may not yield reward brings a quiet joy, a peace in the pursuit itself. A whisper of being, free from the weight of contemplation, suffices in the stillness where the mind stumbles.

Joe Dimino

Date: 8/16/2025 4:06:00 AM

Delightful -- somethings we do not have to know...to just know. I often remind myself, if I have convince myself that something is right, go through a lot of mental gymnastics...it is probably wrong. Like your geese, spread ones wings, honk, jump...lift, support all furnished by Natural Order.

Bill Baker

Date: 8/15/2025 10:28:00 PM

Lovely poetry, Sara. Thanks for sharing yours with us. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill