Moon of Tides

By such silent power the moon invisibly renders Posed in its mansion in the sky it surrenders In the hours of silent light upon the coal dark night Invisibly shifting ocean tides to soft foamy white Posed in its mansion in the sky it surrenders Its force and terrestrial gravity that takes no slumber Invisibly shifting ocean tides to soft foamy white Amending the rhythm of winds on waves motion Its force and terrestrial gravity takes no slumber In the hours of silent light upon the coal dark night Amending rhythms of winds on waves motion By such silent power the moon invisibly renders January 29, 2021 Proud Pantoum Poetry Contest Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger