At midnight, I hear the moon
calling from the edge of the roof.
I could stay where shadows gather,
or jump—
not into darkness,
but towards silver possibility
that waits under my feet,
open as a promise,
quiet as becoming,
bright enough to stay.
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Posted for Quadrille #353 Jump-start your poem @dVerse Pub
38 Responses
that pesky moon calling me out at midnight
Precisely! Thank you so much, Rog 😀 so glad the poem spoke to you 💄❤️
Oh, Sanaa. This is lovely. The moon calls to me, too. Those last three lines are stunning.
Thank you so much, De 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Lovely communicative moon
Much love
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The moon is calling of course I love it. best silver ever
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
jump “me to the moon and let me play among the stars” love the metaphor here, Sanaa
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
love the possibilities in this poem!
Thank you so much, Candy 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
ZOOMer!
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so glad the poem spoke to you 💄❤️
I really like this, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Jenna 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
An interesting take on the prompt, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
I always love your dreamy words Saana. I get lost in yoiur poetry every time 🥰❤️
Thank you so much, Christine 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Silver possibility. Absolutely splendid, Saana! 🤩
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Lovely. You make me want to venture outside again!
Thank you so much, Judy 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Beautiful moon calling… loved this poem 🌙
Thank you so much, Paula 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
I like the line ‘quiet as becoming’ 👍
Nice write Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Shaun 😀 so glad the poem appealed to you 💄❤️
This is gorgeous, so full of imagery and also, ghostly. I’m glad I’m back here, to read so much beautiful dVerse poetry!
Thank you so much, Freya 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
I love the atmosphere and emotion and mostly the change of direction – Jae
Thank you so much, Jae 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Wonderful!!
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I love “silver possibility”
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
I love – but towards silver possibility, a wonderful line and a fab poem Saana
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️