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Painting by Edvard Munch, 1895: "Moon Light" your soft hand trembles in mine no words are spoken we observe our ascending full moon as we have every month for forty years empyrean empress rises to her throne queen regent of the night sky reigning over brooding blue bay and melancholic mountains as predictable as death we again sit in our folding chairs whispering under our favorite tree anticipating the coming light show enjoying her long bridal veil shimmering in the existential ripples a nocturne of nebulous narratives stopping at the shore line stopping she inevitably will descend the shroud of shadow will cover the land comforted that tomorrow will awaken to a resplendent sun and next month will bring another full moon the doctor said three weeks so this will probably be our last your soft hand trembles in mine no words are spoken written 11 July 2023

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/23/2023 10:33:00 AM

Okay, I missed another honor for this amazing poem, Dear Friend! The honors are piling up as well they should. It is an amazing poem of grieving yet holding onto whatever life there is! I love the inclusive form you have used. Very belated congratulations on your POTW! A well deserved honor. High fives as I clean out my locker, R&R bro. Sigh!! Sending you blessings of autumn joy!

Karen Jones

Date: 10/2/2023 3:44:00 AM

Congrats though very belated on potw

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 9/21/2023 12:44:00 AM

A beautiful Ekphrasis poem John, with a very sad ending. I do like poems about paintings, have done a few myself… Belle

Barbara Mcguire Fiore

Date: 9/4/2023 6:22:00 AM

Beautifully written and such vivid imagery. "anticipating the coming light show enjoying her long bridal veil" Peace & blessing John

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/1/2023 6:45:00 AM

I can see why this is the top of the top. Congratulations!

Amrita Blaine

Date: 8/22/2023 9:45:00 AM

beautiful and poignant. Thank you.

Akkina Downing

Date: 8/15/2023 8:43:00 PM

WOW! No wonder it’s number one. It’s beautifully written and touching. Double congrats, John. :)

Michael Tor

Date: 8/13/2023 10:25:00 PM

John this is beautiful and heartfelt. Congratulations John for sharing such an amazing Poem such a clever theme and beautifully written. Thank you so much for your creative effort in writing and I am so glad the Poetry Soup Team recognized it and made it Poem Of The Day. The ending took me aback and it tied everything together... God bless you my friend and again Congratulations...

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/2/2023 8:45:00 PM

John, number one best new poem! Congratulations! So happy to see this amazing poem receive another honor! Going to the playoffs as the number One seed! So happy for you. Blessings from the bleachers R&R Bro.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 8/2/2023 2:48:00 PM

Beautiful poem with a twist in the end.A cert sad ending.Beautiful poem.

Jeanette Brewin

Date: 7/31/2023 12:44:00 AM

A lovely poem. Well written.

John Hamilton

Date: 7/30/2023 3:16:00 PM

This is a wonderful write John, but...the ending well, a heartstopper of an ending. So worthy of the number 1 poem.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/26/2023 10:19:00 PM

Oh my gosh. Top new poem. And potd as well. This is such a great example of what free verse is all about. I hope this was a winner in her contest. Fave.

Valsa George

Date: 7/26/2023 8:10:00 PM

Equally beautiful and poignant ! A wonderful juxtaposition of hope and pain, of moonlight and its penumbra. Even when the shroud of shadow covers the land, there is hope that the resplendent sun will awaken a sunny morrow. But the thought that it would be the last meeting of the lovers shakes the whole being ! Congratulations John on getting the top position among the 100 new poems.

Tom Woody

Date: 7/22/2023 5:48:00 AM

Very appropriate that it made potw. Enjoy your week in the sun

Smita Kulkarni

Date: 7/21/2023 1:25:00 PM

This is such a beautiful poetry!!

Tom Woody

Date: 7/20/2023 12:04:00 PM

Hey John, I think I recall you were a high ender with your writes. Great free verse with plenty of competent alliteration tossed in. I'll head over to your spot so I can see the photo...

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/20/2023 8:53:00 AM

Congratulations on your p.o.t.w. win. Sorry I am late. Your "Moonlight" is a sad yet a wonderful story/write. I enjoyed it. Good Luck. Have a blessed day writing away........................

Eve Roper

Date: 7/20/2023 8:21:00 AM

Awe what a romantic verse with great imagery and feelings. Good luck in the contest. You've put out a lot of thought into this beautiful verse.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 7/19/2023 11:35:00 AM

John, R&R bro, congratulations are in order again for this single that has become an in the park homerun! It shimmers with love and reaches into the depth of pathos like moonbeams peeking through shutters! So happy to see it on the winners list where it truly belongs - a starting pitcher pitching a perfect game! Blessings of joy to you dear friend! Your poems always lift me up into the luxury boxes!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 7/18/2023 4:17:00 PM

So touching and sad, the beauty of the full moon, bringing renewed promise faithfully for forty years, then the devastation of knowing it may be the last you share, my sincere congratulations on your well earned potw! And also first place on the best new poems list!

Lin Lane

Date: 7/18/2023 5:05:00 AM

John, the words you write are foreshadowing of the ones you allow your readers to perceive. In this one, the shadows of death. I nearly missed this wonderful creation of yours, written on the 11th, for I was a titch busy. On that day a granddaughter was born, Grace Eleanor.

Gary Radice

Date: 7/18/2023 2:17:00 AM

I read this and then read your comments below John. It adds extra poignancy and another layer of brilliance to what was already a poem of the highest order. Cheers - Gary

Laura Leiser

Date: 7/17/2023 7:35:00 PM

Absolutely gorgeous poetry, John, and a beautiful tribute to our beloved pastor and his wife. So heartfelt..a big fave! :)

Susan Lawrence

Date: 7/17/2023 4:26:00 PM

Dearest John, Profound … patient … mystical … reverent …magical and heartfelt . Deep thoughts and moments in time you have expressed with your gifted pen and open heart . I love ~ your hand trembles in mine no words are spoken . So much conveyed . So much intimacy. Sending my condolences… and hugs dear friend . A fav for me ! Congratulations on POTW and being the no. 1 best poem ! Susan :)