Mistakes About the Moon
MISTAKES ABOUT THE MOON
Far from lifeless, the moon plays host to a pageant of shadows and light cavorting over landscapes
with each pirouette. Never blending, each razor edge sharper than the one before, dancing lunatic kinetics living brief lives, a monochrome kaleidoscope of binary art.
There is romance there as well; not the kind collected from generations of love-struck youth or geriatric companions, or the reflected warmth of millions of upturned faces - the romance that lives on the moon is between satellite and gravity well, an eternal gavotte of cosmic cadence. An early moon is just a piece of change in the softening sky.
There is horror to be found on our nearest galactic neighbor if you look for it, in the knowledge than mankind has arrived, left footprints in the sand, and made plans to return.
Eons of peaceful, clean solitude have come to a grisly end.
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This bit or prosery shared with those lunatics (ok, maybe just those feeling the pull) over at DVerse Poets.
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©2014 Christopher Reilley
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I really like "the romance that lives on the moon is.......an eternal gavotte of cosmic cadence." Well said!
ReplyDeletemonochrome kaleidoscope
ReplyDeleteof binary art.... absolutely!
That's my favorite line too! How clever!
DeleteMuch love,
David
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I love this poem - wish I had written it! That first stanza is so good.
ReplyDeleteYour last line reminds me of so many situations.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written, Chris. BUT, I think you forgot to include the prosery prompt line?
ReplyDeleteFixed it, thanks.
DeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat a chilling conclusion for such peace to come to an end...
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