Open Poetry #39 |
North Green Bay |
Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
. How to explain What effect That gibbous moon Its stolid light Upon the Earth Without comment Or alarm The old man carries on Though nothing seen Is ever new His orbit a habit Grown over time A certain sadness In how he moves . |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Well writ. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh, now, I love this John ! Placing it gently into my library to read again and again... hugs, Chris |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
wow |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
the moon, the old man, "his", "he" could be all the same thing, or could be different. "his" could be moon "He" could be the old man. whatever I read, it is a poem about aging. |
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