Tag Archives: moonstones

myths of moon 

Posted on November 19, 2022 by whimsygizmo

i.we call her full. we name her half. as if she hasn’t stolen every last thing she’s got from that ball of fire.  ii.we swoon as she rises, knowing she will leave us again. knowing starsare not enough. knowingshe’s the stuff of wild. of wolf. of buck.  … Continue reading →

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Aubade to Rooster’s Crow 

Posted on November 15, 2022 by whimsygizmo

Somebody switched on the skylights too soonand the moon slipped out of her own silhouette  and we have yet to find a way to make her stay. I am already mourning stars, all pinpricked hope and other tiny ways to wish … Continue reading →

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in the in between 

Posted on November 4, 2022 by whimsygizmo

when both the sun and moon grace the same gold sky,i too am both erased and a bold new light rising.  :: In November, we poem. Today is day 4.

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Borrowed Light

Posted on September 21, 2020 by whimsygizmo

Even  After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky. ― Hafiz  .. … We wonder if we’ll ever get the hang of … Continue reading →

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all the space that remains

Posted on February 8, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. : …..a silver moonsmile; ……………….the stubble of stars.   ..   .. Prompted by Poets United. Come play!       

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Breathing Blue & Palming Psalms

Posted on May 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

Give her a Lake, some aching shade of blue. A place to glue her eyes to the horizon, and wait for the sun to meet her equilibrium gaze. Bare feet. A quiet sheet of white, waiting for song. A long … Continue reading →

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magnetic moon

Posted on February 9, 2016 by whimsygizmo
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Just this:

Posted on January 28, 2016 by whimsygizmo

  Golden moon spooned over tree skeleton shadows, spotlighting the ebony flutter of one small …….. crow.     For Victoria’s awesome Imagism prompt over at dVerse. Come play!    

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more lunar demands

Posted on August 28, 2015 by whimsygizmo
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Moon Passage

Posted on April 26, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… The sky is falling, and she’s nothing but a shiver, a silver sliver broken in a milky mirror sea. These cold sand -papered shores have raked …………………………her raw. She knows an ocean’s spilled between them; grabs a straw.   … Continue reading →

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