I stand at my back window near midnight. The night is cloudy, but still I’m hoping to catch a glimpse of the full October Hunter’s Moon.
I will not be using its light to search for my winter’s food store. So what am I seeking? What will nourish me in the coming months of short days and long nights?
tell me what I see–
moon appears complete, sudden,
clouds glowing colors
wings against golden black
catch omens, rise, then fly
Every two weeks The Ekphrastic Review has a writing challenge. I usually enter, and always plan to do a collage for the selected work and publish my poem, even if it isn’t chosen. Of course I don’t actually often have the time. But Jane Dougherty’s repetition of Dale Patterson’s artwork, with 3 of her poems, spurred me to do my collage and revise my poem, which I wasn’t satisfied with. It fit right into Frank Tassone’s “Hunter’s Moon” prompt. Were you lucky enough to see it?
You can see Jane’s poems here. And those selected by guest editor Jordan Trethewey, at The Ekphrastic Review, here.
K. 
Bird-fish. Love them!
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Thanks Jane. And thanks for the push to get it done!
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I bet you’d have done it anyway 🙂
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I wouldn’t be so sure. There’s quite a pile of them.
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The fish-birds needed their freedom.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #9: K’s latest #tankaprose for my current #haikai challenge!
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Love your collage and the haiku is perfect.
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Thanks Charlotte. Sometimes in revising a poem I find things I didn’t know were there.
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Kerfe, I love the flying rainbow fish and the whole concept of the collage as reflected in your poem.
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Thanks Jade. I’m glad Jane gave me inspiration to get it done!
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You’re welcome!
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The mere sight of that moon is uplifting, and I can understand standing watch for it.
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Thanks Ken. The moon holds many stories.
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