Upon arrival of the full sprouting grass moon
Sanaa -
April 6, 2019
Earlier PoemsPoetry

I must confess that spectral appearance
reddened by the gracious moon
draped
over the sky would never escape my memory,
this is something
that you can’t describe nor share the experience with anyone.
What binds us to life?
What conjures the milky stars?
What distinguishes us from other living creatures?
I would never figure out.

 

Photo credits: @jasonlimberg

Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads

26 Responses

  1. Kerry says:
    April 6, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    The imagery of your opening lines paints a picture of its own. A truly memorable sight to behold.

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    • Sanaa says:
      April 7, 2019 at 2:53 am

      Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

      (and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹

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  2. Toni Hayes Spencer says:
    April 6, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    What distinguishes us from other living creatures? A most apt question for this picture. The fact that we are human in itself distinguishes us – animals are real in their emotions and humans can be so very false.

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  3. Ellecee says:
    April 6, 2019 at 11:19 pm

    Your hare contemplates as we do the mysteries of life and what brings these thoughts to our minds more than a fell moon on a clear night. A lovely poem. 🙂

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  4. annell4 says:
    April 7, 2019 at 12:07 am

    A beautiful poem!!

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  5. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    April 7, 2019 at 12:38 am

    I love “what conjures the milky stars?” Beautiful, Sanaa.

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  6. Isadora Gruye says:
    April 7, 2019 at 2:40 am

    You raise some very deep questions…..I do so wish you’d venture an answer 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Jim says:
    April 7, 2019 at 2:57 am

    And why does the moon appear to be larger when it is near the horizon? (Answer: No one knows.) I like your series of questions.
    ..

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  8. Susie Clevenger says:
    April 7, 2019 at 4:05 am

    Love it from beginning to end. There are questions that never lead us to answers, but when they are ones of wonder I don’t mind. It just keeps me in a galaxy of imagination.

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    April 7, 2019 at 5:49 am

    Wonderful questions! And stunning opening too.

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  10. Pat says:
    April 7, 2019 at 6:45 am

    a lovely ethereal poem Sanaa 🙂

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  11. Kim M. Russell says:
    April 7, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Great questions, Sanaa, and a lovely poem.

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  12. Sara McNulty says:
    April 8, 2019 at 4:43 am

    Wonderful questions, Sanaa. Loved the poem.

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  13. Margaret says:
    April 9, 2019 at 5:07 am

    … humans have a soul to lose. And we are “stewards”… how are we doing? We have a lot to account for.

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