Not yet full,
she continues to
grow
and glow,
her petals unfold,
silver and slow,
unscented
in the night’s dome.
Anchored to Earth
she cannot roam
but she will wax gibbous
among constellations,
a single bloom
until she wanes and fades
a flower moon.
Kim M. Russell,4th May 2026
It’s the first Monday in May and, at the dVerse Poets Pub, we are writing quadrilles with Lillian – the word is ‘bloom’.
writing in north norfolk 
Had to look up “gibbous”….and wow! What an illustration. Love this ending:”a single bloomuntil she wanes and fadesa flower moon.”
I shall look at the full moon a bit differently now. 🙂
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Thankyou so much, Lill.
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I love the ending… it was so unexpected that it was a moon (so sad that she didn’t have a scent)
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Thank you, Björn.
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Such a fitting tribute to May’s full moon which is indeed flower moon! Love it, Kim and the pic too.
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Thankyou very much, Punam!
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My pleasure, Kim.
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Gorgeous use of imagery here, Kim! Wow! 😍 I love; “Anchored to Earth she cannot roam but she will wax gibbous among constellations.” ❤️❤️
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Thank you so much, Sanaa! 💕
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You’re most welcome 🌸❤️
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Very evocative, I enjoyed how your words transitioned t=with the moon phases!Developed and crafted perfectly, awesome quadrille, KIm!
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Thank you so much, Cara!
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Love your flower moon bloom, Kim!🌸🌕
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Thank you, Melissa! That makes me happy.
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Amazing, marvelous blending of near/far into one beautiful. flowing verse. Thanks.
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Thank you kindly, Ron.
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Stunning, Kim!
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Thank you , Lynn!
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Love the imagery Kim – it’s a quiet poem that allows me to sit in that “night’s dome” right along with you 💕
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I’m so pleased you like it, Ange. Thank you.
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Kim this is stunning!!! I love the way you tease us until the end and we find the flower moon.
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Thank you so much, Colleen!
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I adore moon poems. I tried to catch a glimpse of the flower moon last Friday night but too many clouds rolled in.
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Me too.
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Brilliant!
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Thanks so much!
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Nicely written Kim 👏 Calm and graceful formatting too.
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Cheers Shaun!
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Love the rhymes. Excellent quadrille Kim!
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Such wonderful imagery – particularly the ending of a flower moon – Jae
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Thank you very much, Jae.
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I always love your poems for their form and grace, but it’s your imagination that makes me so very envious. I love the idea of the moon as a bloom, a flower moon.
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Thank you so much, Kim.
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delightful moon bloom, quadrille
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much love
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Thank you, Gillena, with much love.
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I love the intertwining depictions of flower and moon! Lovely.
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Thank you, Maggie!
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Kim, I love how “grow and glow” makes her feel alive and quietly bright in the night 🌙
~David
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Thank you, David!
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*hug!*
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And so she does. Lovely, Kim.
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Thankyou, Jennifer.
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A flower moon, how nice! It takes some efforts to capture that, Kim!
Hank
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Thank you so much, Hank!
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