Underneath a Moonlit Sky
Underneath a Moonlit Sky
Underneath a moonlit sky
Amid falling leaves
Of salty foam fans
Celestial sisters
Point
To a guiding star
When a rudderless heart
Navigates
Straight for hard and rocky teeth
Or too close to the black hole
Of swirling currents
Imploding
The surface tension
Asking handmaids –
Sisters
Of the sand
And seashore –
Calm waves
And sea caves
Wearing silk of soft
Undulating
Waves
And red coral crowns –
Ride on silver dolphins
As guardians and guides
Through the narrow needle’s eye
For the hapless heart
Past spinning fury,
Laughing,
Or dilemma’s devouring teeth,
Drowning out the siren’s song
Of deadly enchantments
With sweet lyrical tides of beauty
Leading
Into the chalice of safe harbor –
Choosing
A compass of compassion’s grace
To set a new course beneath
Watchful,
Heavenly eyes-
With renewed love of life -
Embraced
By the beauty of nourishing nectar
From the sea’s bountiful fountain
Underneath a moonlit sky.
8-1-20
Title Chosen; Beneath a Moonlit Sky
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2020
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