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Out of the darkness, thin blade cleaves sky asunder— rough diamonds burst out.
Low, slender crescent sits, tipped, yellow, like bull’s horns on the tall, steep hill— below, thawing creek makes way for icy, rushing torrent
Through the bare birch trees waxing half-moon, wary, peers— nightfall in winter.
Waxing, gibbous moon tumbles like a golden squash through late-summer night.
Frosty halo grows, frames Selene’s lovely visage— brisk mid-winter’s eve; she ascends, majestic orb, holding court o’er ice and snow.
Gibbous moon, waning, hangs, pearl set in sable sky— owl keeps company.
Distant satellite, strange in wan, oblong aspect— yet, old friend he is.
Dusty orange sail, low, filled by sultry south wind— late riser, half-moon!
Argent scimitar crusading, the near-spent moon campaigns to the end.
Coming ‘round again, tide swells by its constant hand— perfect, this black pearl; cloaked in evening wear, it hides in plain sight—transit unseen,
‘til the eternal pageant begins, once more, its cosmic course to run. —Wasabi (D. W. McMillen) 27 June 2006 |