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Sonnet: Dedicated to Ginnie Newlin, past Poet Laureate, East Goshen Chester County, Pennsylvania U.S. A. Ginnie and I found a Luna Moth on her doorstep, Ginnie was 99 years old at the time. 10/1/19

Moth and Me

My poet friend is a silkworm siren
Telling me how a poem is meant to be
Classic are her verses as if from Byron
A Luna Moth's mental messages to me

Only a week to live for her mating chore
The poet Luna, Nature's manifestation
Ofttimes urges me to compose much more
Musings that trip poetic imagination

Her beauty belies what her death may be
Wings splay open for eyeful decoration
This moon moth flies by night to destiny
So she awakens silent supplication

Luna's dying defies that she can't hide
Says she'll meet me on the other side
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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