Slammed by a ball mass
At twenty-times bullet streak,
A dust-rock sphere
Red-roils lava then
Blast-waves trillion-parts debris
Into a rubble ring,
A thousand-year spin
Into lunar friction.
Two out of one,
They chase around the sun.
No breeze, no rain
To salve meteor pocks,
The moon hangs
In forever night,
Pulling at earth.
Waters bulge and crash,
While earth fixates
On arid basins,
Raising crusty tides.
Earth shimmers—
Emerald and terracotta float,
Swathed in white and misty blue
Until night edges out day,
And cities wink,
Electric constellations.
The moon mystifies
Shape shifting—
A disk in shadow,
An ashen diadem,
An ochre quarter,
A creamy globe,
A low-hung lamp
Over ripe fields.
Earth and moon,
Two out of one,
Tense companions
Reach, never touch,
In their chase
Around the sun.
WordPress Daily Post Prompt: Shimmer
“I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty” –Edgar Allan Poe
Lovely, Catherine….
Thank you, dear friend. You made my day–it’s a little dreary here. No star gazing tonight!
The mystical moon always enchants us.
Yes, always looking up! Your blog is always a joy to read.
Thanks for your cosmic lines about the big bang times. We’ve a total eclipse of the moon due mid-April. I hope that you will be watching, I will.
Definitely watching.
Nice. Catherine, do you submit poetry anywhere? If I haven’t sent it to you yet, let me know and I can send you to the list of Pushcart prize recognize lit mags. email and let me know.
Hi Karen. Thanks for the compliment. I’ve published little poetry–not too successful. I just write for fun. Web del Sol has a nice list of good literary journals/zines, too.