The Many Images of the Pale Moon

It can be gloomy as winter's dreariness...
when nothing else glistens but cold snow;
and it can be as mysterious as summers' nights...
when the crickets are heard from a dark lawn.


Come out and see the many images of the pale moon,
which changes its shape on certain months, or days of the year:
full moon, half moon and three quarter of a moon
still captivate us more than any other planet distant and clear. 


Who hasn't heard legends about this mysterious planet not so cheery?
In Medieval Times, it seemed to have magical powers so solicitous;
and to whom it was so leery...if not to a saint exalting God only?
Poets of this age...wonder how it turns lovers passionate and amorous! 


I have contemplated with admiration the many images of the pale moon
for almost a lifetime: from my hilarious childhood to my hermetic manhood,  
and it hasn't broken its incantation, or changed a bit in color and even mood;
if I could reach it, I'd transform it into a garden of loveliness as anyone should.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Lelitte Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 5:53 AM
the mystery of the moon always a great inspiration! well done
Devonshire Avatar
September 25, 2010 at 7:06 AM
The moon's "many images" have always sparked my imagination as well, Andrew, just as it has intrigued mankind for millennia. It is the closes orb in Earth's sky, sometimes thought to be the home of the Goddess Diana and a certain "man" who emerges in many poems. Surely, it casts a unique spell, but I wouldn't change a thing about it. Very beautifully written poem with excellent rhyme and tempo. Best wishes in the Harvest Moon contest if you enter this one. Love, Carolyn
Mehta Avatar
September 25, 2010 at 5:24 AM
You have nicely brought out many images of the pale moon with nice images, Andrew
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