2:38 a.m.

I awoke to a piano
lullaby ringing in my ears
and moon lyrics
whitening my lips,

goosebumps illuminate my pale skin.

The stars talk
to me: they blink
Morse-code.  I drag
my knuckles along the blue
wall, force my skin away.

I want to see bright bone,
like fresh moon in the dark.

Author's Note

shed old skin, prepare for the new moon

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Another beautiful piece. I find depth in your writing that is not something I commonly see around here. The concrete nature of your poetry melted with the concise wording and imagery filled wordplay is a true treat. The second to last stanza is truly amazing...images I have not read before. Original indeed.

[eglantine]

thank you very much!

[dukovan]

I can't stop seeing skin being pulled back painlessly and with a smile. This piece really gets me thonking about the idea of a "living ghost" you know what I mean?

[eglantine]

yes, I know what you mean. Thanks for reading

[beautiful dreamer]

Wowsers girl this is good. You and you moon references :P

[eglantine]

lol thanks!

[beautiful dreamer]

Welcome boo

[Mark]

Always seems to be shock and comfort in your writes. I see, and feel joy, and then all of a sudden there is something painful, but in this one it is also a newness... 'shed old skin...'

Your writing grasps my mind, hugs it, then smiles and twists. Excellent work.

[eglantine]

merci Mark

[Simon Welsh]

Creepy. I like.

[Wild Willow Blue]

I really enjoyed this piece. Such a cryptic, although peaceful, quality. Lovely. ^-^

[Pete Langley]

Outstanding. "I want to see bright bone/ like fresh moon in the dark". So evocative and atmospheric. P.

[eglantine]

Thank you :)

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...Thank you for sharing ...:)

[Steve]

Sounds like a pretty song......

[Zahra]

Very nice, short and beautiful.

[Jack...]

Reminiscent of late nights I have sat at my piano playing to the night's serene magic. I like the thought here and the awakening to new sights and sounds. Very nice.

[eglantine]

You play piano? Nice! :)

[quinfinn]

i am just curious....do you play Rachmaninoff's third?

[Jack...]

I am more along the lines of a Keith Jarrett, though I play other's music, I prefer my own compositions.

[Zahra]

I don't know a thing about Piano and Pianists.

[Jack...]

Never to late to learn.

[quinfinn]

jack, you have been honest. and i admire that. Rachmaninoff's third is one of the most difficult pieces to play (among concert pianists) ...if you write and play your own music, i admire that even more...i played piano and guitar for some thirty years....and i am still an amateur....thank you for being real.

[Steven]

Liszt's transcendental etudes.

[Jack...]

November Rain - Guns and Roses

[Steven]

lol, just a little easier.

[Jack...]

But a much harder guitar solo.

[Steven]

Ah, then Paganini Caprice # 24

[Jack...]

Or Iron Butterfly',s Ina Gadda Da Vida, if you are into drum solos.

[ChemicalMadness]

First of all, another fantastically off kilter piece from E on this...well done, hon. Second, Jack's stock just went up 1000% after that GnR confession. Love it. Sorry to jump the thread uninvited ;)

[Jack...]

"Everybody needs some time...on their own" Come on in...everyone can sing along.