Poet At the Window

So there you are then
The full yellow moon
That I love to watch
Rising above my neighbours
And torching the Ngong hills
The solitary cloudlet
That seems to be preceding you
Is but a junior messenger 
Sent by the wary stars
To warn you of their displeasure
At your rendering their presence
All but inconsequential
Already near here 
The mist is gathering
And passing by me 
As though puffed
To a destination inconue
And while I espied all that
Other clouds of a darker hue
Have gathered around the cloudlet
And formed a scary curtain 
Ahead of your receding brilliance 
Shielding me from view
Engulfing your very self
And leaving me to journey the night alone 
Or to seek the duller brilliance
Of the distant Northern Star
But wait, I smell something
Like burning …
O my burning dinner!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mccall Avatar
January 5, 2017 at 11:03 AM
I like it Gerald I like it a lot!! A beautiful piece. Sorry about your dinner LOL!
Makama Avatar
February 4, 2015 at 11:48 AM
Beautifully written with an explicit craft shown as obvious as the scorching sun. Great piece, a wonderful share and a blessed read.
Callus Avatar
December 15, 2014 at 6:13 AM
Very enjoyable write, Gerald. It is so easy for a poet to get distracted by the beauty of nature! Then jaded back into reality!!! #7 rating for you. // paul
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December 16, 2014 at 1:42 AM
Paul and David thank you for the visit and your very generous comments. I'm humbled.
Brown Avatar
October 11, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Lol....loved the ending. Serenity and beauty give way to reality. Well done, sir
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