The Oracle responded immediately to the NaPoWriMo day 17 prompt of the moon. And who could blame her? It’s always a good subject for a poem, in this case, a Badger’s Hexastitch.
moonsongs
treeroot between
the ancient wanderings
of night—follow secret
animal paths
earth deep
Also linking to earthweal open link weekend.
Red is an imaginary carpet
dancing with desire,
lettering the days
with roses and birdwings.
Red is the sky
that turns the morning
into an omen, the night
into a full moon–
catching dreams
like a wayfaring balloon
painting the town with stars.
The NaPoWriMo prompt today is to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name. Roig means red in Catalan.
the moon reflects–
caught between inside and out
returning the light
For Frank Tassone’s haikai challenge collection, I have chosen #170, Solstice II, December 19th. These are photos I took of the moon, which appeared briefly that night between the buildings. The clouds soon moved in, dashing any hopes of seeing the two planets in conjunction.
What most interested me about the photos was that the half moon appeared most clearly as a reflection caught in the glass of my window. Perhaps that’s all we can really hope to see this year–a mirrored image capturing what fleetingly enters our field of vision if we are lucky enough to be looking that way.
The Oracle was feeling mellow this morning. I can use some mellow.
This photo was taken out my window of last month’s (nearly) full moon.
here beneath this thick blue
winter world
I watch the murmur
of almost dawn
seeds rooted in the night
tendriling a path through
dark into day
I follow still
spirited full with secrets
breathed by the moon
yellow
mellow moon
is the color
blue
velvet moon
is the color
red
blood moon
is the color
green
–not easy–
(but then nothing ever)
is (quite) the color
of the amphibious moon
music of my mind
Mention a color, and all kinds of music comes into my mind. Grace at dVerse has us thinking about musical synesthesia. Stevie Wonder has it. It has nothing to do with the vision of your eyes.
I wanted to reblog my response to an old prompt of Sue Vincent’s in honor of the New Moon this weekend. The Oracle had something to say about it too.
In my original post, I explained my inspiration: I discovered this week that the plural for luna mare (moon sea) is lunar maria …is that wonderful, or what? So when I saw Sue Vincent’s Luna photo prompt, above, I had to incorporate it into my response.
Here’s the poem I wrote for Sue’s photo:
The arc of
lunar mountains, edged
dark with bays
of basalt…
Maria!—your names reflect
as mirrors to fill
with sorrow,
forgetfulness, snakes,
storms and fear.
Can we find
the sea of tranquility
and sail into dreams?
between is and if only
we listen
as earth grows restless
breathing wild ancient song
beneath murmuring leaves
climbing windshine
over rock rooted paths
wandering through the hidden secrets
of the moon’s dark night
And of course this song is still and always appropriate.
You can see 14 other interpretations of “Maria” here.
Also linking to Earthweal Open Link Weekend.
What does the moon say
as she fills and empties her
self in the night sky?
Each journey is strewn with stars
shining vast beyond measure–
to be full is to
become empty, to begin
over, opening,
bestowing gifts–passages
gathered, awakening, new.
Still feeling the moon.
I’ve been working on this collage all week, and I asked the Oracle about it.
moon dances
open nevertime
ask air to let nightflower ghosts
bleed spirits like wild dark
star angels
the rhythm of eternity
wakes the secrets of fools–
voices that devour the hauntings
lingering in the icy oceans
of desire
Also linking again to Earthweal’s moondance.
The shadows follow my intersections with the moonlight as I move the ground with my feet. I am not thinking of who I am or where I might be going.
Cocooned in myself I walk alone, yet I remain threaded to the aliveness of what passes me by. I cross paths and spiral through scattered clouds, patterned in parallel with the shining dark sky.
who
enters this
circle of night?
More moon meditations for Frank Tassone’s haibun prompt at dVerse.
