Moonlight Magic

The night was fickle as November
A time when all sleep in slumber;
A moist mist hangs over the river,
And a still cold moon hangs as a sliver.

A soft liquid light captures the glow,
Of the first few flakes of new fallen snow;
She shines her light on turret towers,
And tucks in bed the sleeping flowers.

Her crescent rides through clouds that fly,
Shining on wolves as they howl and cry.
Etching the transient phantoms of night,
As wings of an owl brush the dust of flight;

The crystalline light shines on lovers,
Yet pale and still the moonlight hovers;
To tip with silver the restless waves,
And on tombstones marking silent graves.

Cast your moonbeams, cast them down,
As you float in your silver crown;
And the ribbon of dawn will wrap your head,
And put your shining eye to bed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 6/23/2012 9:03:00 PM
What a gorgeous tribute to La Bella Luna! Such brilliant wording... your sublimely poetic turns of phrase are always a sheer delight to read! Love, Keith :)
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Date: 6/10/2011 3:37:00 PM
My type of poem. lovely.
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Date: 6/10/2011 2:10:00 PM
Wow! What a creative description of the moon's rays lighting the earth, revealing so many things. Elizabeth, I had been off the site sick for a few days and want to welcome you to Poetry Soup. Thank you also for your kind comments. It's great to see new talent here! Best wishes, Carolyn
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Elizabeth Wesley
Date: 6/10/2011 2:47:00 PM
Thank you Carol, I'm really enjoying my time here, getting to know and converse with others. Hope you are feeling better.
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