In the darkness
I spiraled around your thoughts,
undaunted
as sleep sought to appear as shadow upon chocolate irises
this adoration is sacred
yet the moon is neither glad nor civil
and for the longest hour
I was unsure how to describe its glout, civil as a grapefruit
pale in its resentment
but peaceable as marked by public order,
I find myself
defiant and melted pink until the wee hours of the morning.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Echoes of the Prologue to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in your wordplay with ‘civil’, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Kim π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
and for the longest hour
I was unsure how to describe its glout..
I found this an intensely interesting piece, Sanaa. Such an intriguing view of the moon.
Thank you so much, Kerry π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ
Is it strange that after reading “grapefruit” and “melted pink” I can’t stop thinking about (and craving) the fruit? Words are so sneaky (and so is the imagery in this poem).
Hahahaha π no not strange at all!β€οΈ Thank you so much, Magaly π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) πΉ
“The moon is neither glad nor civil”….what an amazing line. Love all the emotion in this Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Carrie π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ
Exactly… the moon such an interesting thing here… “neither glad nor civil”…
As if we would expect it to be anything else than a mirror
Thank you so much, Bjorn π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
Startling! You make me re-examine my clichΓ©d views of the moon.
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Do forgive me Sanaa but in my mind all I can think about is you “melted pink!”
Thank you so much, Robin π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
Civil as a grapefruit and pale in its resentment……unusual and intriguing, as a description of the moon. Very cool.
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“I was unsure how to describe its glout, civil as a grapefruit/pale in its resentment/but peaceable as marked by public order”: Loved this bit, Sanaa!
Such an interesting observation and its reflection in your words. Beautiful!
Awwww gosh! β€οΈ Thank you so much, Anmol π so glad you liked it! β€οΈ
Very evocative. “Defiant and melted pink” at first seems contradictory, but then, on the other hand, why not!
Thank you so much, Mary π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ
All the moon can do is reflect the light it gets – for both good and ill.
Definitely π thanks for stopping by, Rommy β€οΈ
So often when the moon is full, it keeps me awake all night. Too noisy!!
Ah yes I can relate β€οΈ thank you so much, Annell π so good to see you β€οΈ
The image of the character melted pink is interesting, humbling and very very ponderable
Happy you dropped by my sumie Sunday today
Muchπlove
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Civil as a grapefruit and pale in its resentment…an interesting image.
Thank you so much, Ayala π so good to see you β€οΈ
That description of the moon…I just can’t get over it. This is slyly defiant and very cool.
Thank you so much, Chrissa π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ
It’s not altogether a bad thing to be defiant.
Definitely π thanks for stopping by, MMT β€οΈ
I went somewhere and then awoke.
π
“yet the moon is neither glad nor civil” I love that line! Beautiful poetry as always. π
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‘yet the moon is neither glad nor civil’
‘I find myself
defiant and melted pink until the wee hours of the morning.’
Two exquisite lines, Sanaa!
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Some intriguing images and word smithing in this. A pleasure to read, as always.
Thank you so much, Wendy π so good to see you β€οΈ
Chocolate, moon, grapefruit and pink all come together here!
Thank you so much, Colleen π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ
this adoration is sacred
yet the moon is neither glad nor civil… that’s lovely, sanaa.
Thank you so much, Rajani π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
Poor Moon, mooning and glouting, civil and pale but peaceable. Civil matter, not a crime.
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Definitely π thanks for stopping by, Jim β€οΈ
i will never look at the moon the same way again. π
Thank you so much, Lee San π so glad you liked it β€οΈ
“I was unsure how to describe its glout, civil as a grapefruit
pale in its resentment
but peaceable as marked by public order,”
Such beautiful imagery in this one, Sanaa! π
Thank you so much, Priya π so glad you enjoyed it β€οΈ