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Moonbeam

Moonbeam

The greatest thing?

The Candlelight Queen

The patrons play

   neath your luster

We welcome you


With open arms

   and knowing eyes

   we walk your silver gable

   neath your smile

   we found our hearts

   the couples

   we shared

   L'Amour


The nights were free

   neath moonbeam

   free love

   for watching eyes

And kisses seemed sweeter

   friends were generous

   the night soothed like wine


And always the dream dreamed

   of you

   the lunar lamp,

   your mystique 

   the riddle of answers

   the implicit sleep-land

Where there is always something 

   to love

   and nothing to hate

   the silver joy

Moonbeam


Keith Hunt (c) 2000 First appeared in 'The Plowman'

Copyright © Keith O.J. Hunt | Year Posted 2014

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Kira Price Date: 4/9/2014 2:45:00 PM How intoxicating! I just wrote about a moon beam too, well I mentioned done lol. Love reading this one. Login to Reply

Eileen Manassian Date: 4/7/2014 4:17:00 AM How sweetly enchanting! Lovely write, Keith....I'm a lover of the moon and this was a good tribute Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/7/2014 8:42:00 AM Very kind of you to say Eileen, yes like you and Keats --- I'm very fond of our mysterious moon!

Richard Lamoureux Date: 4/5/2014 6:58:00 PM You have captured the moon in all it's splendor. Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/5/2014 7:14:00 PM Major compliment coming from a fellow Canuck! Thanks Richard! :-)

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/5/2014 4:05:00 PM - A pleasure to read - a lovely poem, Keith! - Wish you a nice weekend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/5/2014 7:11:00 PM Thanks Anne! Glad you enjoyed it!

Lucilla Carrillo Date: 4/5/2014 3:23:00 PM The Moonbeam is fabulous. great poem. I love the last stanza. Thanks Keith... Lucilla Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/5/2014 7:11:00 PM Thanks Lucilla, I too was always well pleased with the last stanza Enjoy your weekend! :-)

Matthew Anish Date: 4/4/2014 11:17:00 PM I liked the lines "the silver joy" - moonbeam After I work at my paying job I volunteer at a place called Poets House. It 50,000 volumes of poetry in it - including a few of my chapbooks. If you are ever in NYC you should get over there. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/5/2014 11:27:00 AM Been years since I've been to NYC, but I'll keep that in mind, cool you have a chapbook; I was offered to write one years ago but declined ---- now I am reconsidering I'm working towards a book publisher. Thanks again for your kind comments! Peace and Blessings!

Cherl Dunn Date: 4/4/2014 8:12:00 PM Love this from the heart of a true poet this was written bravo, my young friend, great job love how you spaced it the lines it adds just enough to it's lustary brilliance cheri thanks also for your comment on my edmund finally someone let me know if it was good thank you cheri Login to Reply Keith O.J. Hunt Date: 4/5/2014 11:23:00 AM Thanks for the lovely comments Cheryl! :-)