In the smeared window
appears a sad silver face
tangled in tendrils of willow,
staring down from space
through a veil of mist
and cosmic dust.
She rises ghostly,
a pale apple in a tree,
daring me
to take up my brush,
to paint a blush
upon her cheek,
a smile upon her mouth,
to unhook the moon,
a white balloon,
a runaway bride
dancing face to face with Earth.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Source: Unknown
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #128 and linking up to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Moon-muse, where Grace has asked us to write about the moon as if it is a person – flesh, sweat and blood.
writing in north norfolk 
Oh I do love the thought of painting a happy smile on that sad moon…
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Very cool thought!
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“…to unhook the moon,
a white balloon,
a runaway bride
dancing face to face with Earth…
I am entranced! And swooning too 🙂
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Thank you, Lillian x
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Gorgeous write, Kim ❤
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I love the imagery of the runaway bride Kim. I also like painting a blush on her cheeks !!
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Thanks Grace!
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I like this one, too — especially the moon as a “pale apple.”
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Thank you for reading, Marilyn.
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I too like the thought of the moon as a runaway bride.I also like the thought of painting a blush on her sad face. Very entrancing picture of the moon.
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Love love LOVE this:
to unhook the moon,
a white balloon,
a runaway bride
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That makes me happy, De!
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How lovely–delightful line about painting a blush on the moon’s check.
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Wonderful whimsey in this, & a very creative message with terrific wordsmithing. See you got caught up in the fun of the prompt, & wrote two more poems; that’s great fun & fellowship, but it makes the rest of us look like slackers; smile.
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Hi Glenn! I’m a bit of a lunatic at heart, so when I saw the challenge I got a bit carried away!
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Love the runaway bride image. The artwork is wonderful.
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Thank you!
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I like your idea of putting some color on that pale moon, Kim…really enjoyed this!
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Glad you liked it, Gayle!
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it’s cool and lovely…!!
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I love the way you take us with you on your musings. It’s a marvellously whimsical piece, and I love it! But please don’t paint the moon, I like her pale and interesting…
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I can’t quite reach her, Sarah 🙂
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I’m so glad! But you have written a gorgeous poem!
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Lovely!
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A runaway bride…. Love this.
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Thank you, Ayala!
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I’m commenting from the end to the first, I can see you really love the moon. Lovely words you have for her.
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Thank you!
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Make-up moon
face she colors more..
Plain Jane moon forgets
moon face.. FeeLinGs gRow
away from Moon.. noW..
FilLed in
side
wiTh cheese..
never mOld..;)
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A mouldy moon or green cheese? 🌝
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Moon
AlWays..
Taste.. Good..:)
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Excellent blending of both prompts — seamlessly melding the intangible with the tangible. Well done.
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Thank you kindly!
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Beautifully written! ❤
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Wonderful partnership of poem and image =)
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As soon as I saw the picture, I knew what I wanted to write. Not always the case with images. 🙂
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Ah, this is beautiful. I like how you described the moon and how the speaker responded to her. 🙂
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Imelda🌛
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Love that image of giving the moon a makeover 🙂
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This was such an enjoyable read. I saw the moon “tangled in tendrils of willows” …such a pretty scene and yes, as Bryan put it, the “makeover” ..what a delightful way to bring the moon to life.
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I think this is the one I most enjoyed writing!
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