My poem “Dancing on the Face of the Moon” is featured on Poetry Breakfast this morning!
You can read it here Dancing of the Face of the Moon,
or below:
Just this side of midnight, I stepped outside
an attempt to snag the tail of a summer breeze
Slowly, a shadow crept over me
Night turned darker than blackness itself
and I could not see a thing
I was frightened at first, then I realized
the moon was simply trapped
by obscure clouds
From the darkened sky, rain began to fall
blindly tumbling to the ground
I watched
I waited
When the moon re-appeared
I saw puddles on the pavement
and, I swear, they were calling my name
Joy overtook me and I became a child
Discarding my shoes, I launched into play
splashing, prancing, twirling and leaping
from one wet patch to another
To catch my breath, I slowed to a sway
and hugged myself with happy arms
As I bent to and fro, misty moonlight
winked at me
from the raindrops clinging to the trees
I glanced at my feet and met the moon
his reflection captured briefly
in the puddle where I danced
I knelt to touch him
a caress for the perfect partner he had been
leading me so aptly
I didn’t even know that he was there
We smiled at one another, then I stood
and proceeded once again
to dance on the face of the moon
Grammy Writes 
Amazing poem or should I say a word-painting? Kudos and congratulations 🙂
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Thank you – I appreciate your kind words!
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Wonderful poem! And congratulations, as well.
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Thanks so much!
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You are welcome.
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I wish there was a LOVE button. This should be set to music.
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Thank you – I’m so glad you like it!
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A gem of a poem.. I agree with another writer here who called it a word painting. Simply beautiful 🙂
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How kind you are! Thank you!
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Very nice and congratulations 🙂
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Thanks – I appreciate it!
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Jumped over from the Senior Salon
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Yes – this is most definitely a word painting. I felt your joy as you stomped through the puddles and “danced on the face of the moon.” Thank you for sharing – and congrats on being featured in Poetry Breakfast.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
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Thanks so much! I’m glad we met on Senior Salon.
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Ditto.
xx, mgh
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I too felt infused with your joy and childlike abandon, beautiful, it was like watching a ballet 😊
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What a lovely comment! Thank you.
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