Sun and Moon The fickle moon smiles on the water At the constant sun Still lingering on the horizon Silver moon and golden sun So opposite Yet complementing each other In their corners of the universe Between them they tease the waves Push and pull Ebb and flow of tide Lending character to […]
Tag: Moon
January Moon
The January moon Will be a cold one A new moon A snow moon Its waxing A warning Of frosty mornings Energy renewed In the winter sun And the first signs Of spring © Kim M. Russell, 2016 A brief, simple post this morning as I have an early start and a day of training […]
Drawing the Curtains on Twilight
At half past three The moon is opaque In the watery sky A thin thumbnail Marking a point in the long day A soft veil A no time In between now And drawing the curtain on twilight © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Morning Star and Moon
Early morning star Orbiting the crescent moon Silver seduction © Kim M. Russell, 2015
Writing Poetry in the Night Sky
An enormous sky Perfect for writing poems Haikus and tankas Punctuated with bright stars The moon a big fat full stop © Kim M. Russell, 2015
I took this last night with a simple Kodak Playtouch camera
Lunar Light The moon ripped a hole in the cloud To let its light seep through Exposing the night sky The dazzling aura Of Lady Luna In shades of silver and blue
A Midweek Moonshadow Haiku
In the moon’s embrace Of shadows orchids orbit An unearthly space
Still on the subject of space
Unhook the Moon Unhook the moon Let her drift away Like a white balloon A runaway bride On her wedding day Grant her freedom From Earth A tyrannical husband Himself once abused Now abusing her
We saw these cherubs in an ornamental pond in Florence
Cherubs in a Pond Orbiting in space Gemini lit in marble Two moons face to face
Moon Watching
Late last night I looked out of the small window in our back door and was amazed that the magnificent moon of Thursday and Friday hadn’t waned – it was just mistier. So I wrote the following poem. I’ve included a copy on the page with the poem Once in a Blue Moon. Watching the […]
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