silver moon

a perfect night

…silver moon…

 

a full moon...

suspended in a ink-black sky of stars

gilding everything it sees

in soft silver moonglow...

the water surface is glass...

a mirror of the heavens...

unbroken...quiet...still...

resplendent in luxuriant solitude...

 

a woman stands barefoot at water’s edge...

a silver nymph with jade eyes that sparkle...

reflecting the moon

and a billion stars...

her heart reflects a different way...

contemplating...life...love...cruelty...pain...

longing to understand

her place in all this...

 

a night owl glides without effort

through the trees...

it hoots hauntingly to the cacophonous cheeping

of a thousand peepers...

the moon's reflection...

a silver highway to the heavens...

calling "COME"...

 

heeding the call...

seeking serenity...

she doffs her clothes...

steps naked into the water...

into the mercury moonlight...

forming a vortex

of radiating ripples...

fracturing the pristine reflection

Into rings of black and silver...

cool water cradles her

 

…immersed...

 

she senses all...

suspended in the soothing embrace

of this womb...

limbs outstretched

she floats and feels

the dark clear water's cool caress...

communes with the  goddess of the Moon...

soaks up the sentient starlight...

all that roiled her spirit...

made her fraught with fears...

is drawn from her soul...at last...

she floats away...

at home In this moment...

In this silver serenity...

Reviews

[Jonathan Matthews]

wow. That was spectacular. It had so much feeling to it. I loved it. It kinda reminds me of one of my own poems, "Gem of Serenity," especially the last line.

[Cherrie Palmer]

This poem the same voice as my own. The flow is soft and gentle like that of the night sky. I loved it more with each read.!!

[Emily B]

THAT's where I want to be :)

lovely write

[Ladysue]

Beautiful and lovely imagery...very well done...

[just rose.]

really nice use of alliteration here. soft consonant sounds bringing the reader through a serene and secret landscape. well done.

[.]

beautiful and visually enchanting..well written

[Fran Marie]

Simply beautiful in it's poetic verse~indeed, well penned

[deeps]

This is such a most lovely write.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

languid and lush tender spirit movement through~ a beauty~

[Ed Hart]

as you say, "a perfect night"