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To Heal The Moon
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To Heal The Moon |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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To Heal The Moon If ever the moon rose perfect, healed of all her random wounds, the darkened seas that mar her face made bright and smooth again, how sweet would be her rising then, how bright the fade up from vermillion into white, her shine so useful to farmers and police. But what would lovers do in such a sterile light? Would that bland fluorescence give us thoughts of faces, rabbits, kittens’ paws? Think a blank sphere void of character, and wonder: where would we find nursery rhymes? Can there be a story written without marking the page? Just one, of dullness to despair. We could as easily say what's written spoils the paper; and sometimes it does. More often we spoil the tale by seeing only flaws and not the character. Let words of time and happenstance be written on this moon, let asteroids blast in -- there's beauty in them all! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Indeed...but then it would not be the moon...perhaps a happy face...I see the face of Jesus when I look at the moon...ever since a friend of mine many years ago told me the same...James |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed This literally gave me goosebumps, as I was looking at the moon last night with all it's glorious imperfection and seeing only beauty. Thank you for writing this poem.  |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
flaws are always beautiful this is sooo nice, im going to wrap it up and keep it  |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
"Let words of time and happenstance be written on this moon, let asteroids blast in -- there's beauty in them all!" And so she IS perfect! ~K~ |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
indeed there is |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
The title of this grabbed me, and the poem didn't let me down at all! You're so right, it's imperfectings that makes things perfect. Amazing... Always, Alyssa Poems are made by fools like me, |
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CastleGuard Senior Member
since 2003-04-30
Posts 760Alberta, Canada |
There certainly are no flaws in this tale, Ratleader. Enjoyed the read. CG |
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choshi Senior Member
since 2004-01-01
Posts 1184New York |
Yes!!! |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Can there be a story written without marking the page? ~*~ While you did not intend to let my thoughts go where they insisted, then I would not be here reminding you... that yes, indeed, stories were the gift of life, the imprint upon and by which lives progressed...only they were "written" on the mind, and in the heart... and never marked a page. Our technology has broadened, respectively; but I think our minds, and hearts, have narrowed in kind, that we no longer can carry the stories of our ancestors within ourselves, to pass along... This probably makes no sense, but yes, Sir, you have given me [once again] some new grist for the poetry wheel... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
a very fine write this one... regards sudhir |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
More often we spoil the tale by seeing only flaws and not the character. Amen. *S* It takes a discerning eye to see beauty and perfection in the flawed and imperfect... thank heavens you have such! *S* This is wonderful... yes... one I'll think of each time I see shadows and shapes lurking on the moon's imperfect surface... and that thinking will have many applications. *S* |
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