Haunting Moon

I shine my light upon the green earth Reaching down from heaven’s domain To show the world that their fantasies Are the way that I illuminate the night I touch the stars with my soft perimeters Radiate love through clouds and storms Mystify the writers and poets of nature Send a shadow of insight across the seas I melt with a heart of hope bound by faith Sliding through the core of dancing spirits Dwelling quietly along the mountain ridges My destiny suspended within sweet dreams I rest my graceful beauty against the eyes Who take time to notice how I’ve survived Decades of mystical wishes and embraces From melancholy souls who treasure praises I am the color of glittering stars that are afire Imagining inspirations that color me with yearnings For reaching across the sorrows and anxieties With comforting joy and assured confidence I accept the romantic affections that create peace And welcome the dazzling enlightenment they bring With their sense of promise and optimistic ways Filling up the world with creative intimacy and wisdom I give away the buoyant caress that others so crave Risking everything to bring the dance of serenity With echoes of sensitivity I sing a sweet song Erasing all fear with my gentle and wise experience I thrill the onlooker who hopes to find a cure for pain Moving beyond their limited view toward potency Feelings filled with brilliant reasons for knowing healing That comes from perceiving the compassion I express With me, the haunting moon, there is bold acceptance! STRAND completely new (3) any theme any form Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand June 30, 2020