If I could see horizon’s light at first dawn,
Venus would greet me shining up the rising
sun. But I live in darkness, almost-full moon
suffused with secrets, luminous, surprising
me–reflecting through my window, later, soon–
casting shadowed leaves that shift, mesmerizing,
absorbed in Van Morrison’s musical dance–
hazy as to borderlines, transformed, entranced.
Perhaps Diana orbits inside my dreams–
I almost catch her in the wavering beams–
and following the fragments, drift—caught between.
An eleventh power poem for the prompt offered by Grace for the dVerse 11th anniversary celebration, also in answer to this week’s W3 challenge, a response to Steven S. Wallace and his poem “Oh Luna” that contains three proper nouns.
It’s not October, but we can still dance.
K. 
As a prose poem, that’s gorgeous!
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Thanks Jane. Can’t go wrong with the moon.
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You can’t. Many can, and do.
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(sigh)
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I like the eleventh power form – and this is a great W3 response! I didn’t realize it until the Van Morrison line! Love the collage too. I’m inspired again. I think I may try to put together a larger collage. My sister wants to decorate a dresser front and I offered to put together something that could be transferred to the drawers!! I love a challange!
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Thanks Muri. You definitely should!
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A magical night it was. As always love your collage work pairing with the poem.
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Thanks Grace. I really appreciate the dVerse community.
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I love the response! Perfect. Thank you so much for the honor you pay to my silly little ditty! -SSW
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Thanks for the inspiration! I can always find something to say about the moon.
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Such a pretty sky for the ladies to dance in. I love repeating shape of the female form you used in your collage. The light from the heavens feels more powerful than usual this month and you capture its magic here, K.
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Thanks Jade. It does indeed.
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I love how you use enjambment to add movement to your lines here Kerfe!
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Thanks Ingrid.
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You used the form so well to paint a vivid sky. I didn’t realise it was for W3 too till I read your note at the end. Fantastic collage too.
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Thanks. It’s a difficult form, but I like a challenge.
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I too enjoyed the challenge. You are welcome.
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Beautifully done, Kerfe. You captured moon magic in your flow of words and in your art. I love the final lines, the almosts and in-between.
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Thanks Merril. They did make me think of you!
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You’re welcome. That makes me feel special. 😊
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Rich, real start in a poem full of atmosphere, really like the rhythmic cadence and rhyme. Really gorgeous stuff and I feel carried away into the night.
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Thanks Ain. The world is much in need of magic.
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The night sky is magical isn’t? I didn’t think this was an easy form, but you’ve made it your own. Beautiful.
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Thanks. I agree, it took a lot of revision. But good to be challenged.
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Dear Kerfe,
I just want to let you know that this week’s W3 prompt, hosted by our dear Michelle Navajas is now live!
I know you’re taking a break from blogging – so this is just in case you haven’t started yet 🙂
Much love,
David
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous write! Wow! 😀
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This is a fantasy, wrapped in a poem, wrapped in a dance on the moon. Stunning work!
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Hi Kerfe, this is such a beautiful poem. For some reason it reminded me of the various beautiful moon scenes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He wrote so incredibly beautifully.
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