30 Poems for National Poetry Month: Day 26
April 26, 2013
Here is my poem for Day 26:
Last night’s full moon
Appeared further away
Than usual, reminding me
That it is moving away
From us an inch and a half
Every year. Its pull
Stretches us thin
And complicates
Our emotions.
The “pink” moon angles
Through our window
And across our white
Sheets. Your tangle
Of red hair on the pillow
Reflects tiny lights
Neither high nor low,
As if your dreams
Escape into the night.
–Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson's Poetry Blog 
April 26, 2013 at 8:59 am
Scott, I am enjoying your poetry. Gift. Thank you for sharing. Simple, profound, beautiful words.
April 26, 2013 at 9:14 am
Thank you, Elizabeth. Glad to have you as a reader.
May 16, 2013 at 12:50 am
This is an excellent poem. It address a far away enigmatic entity the moon, it’s effect on us, physically, emotionally – then like a camera closing in we get more and more personal, until there is almost a proper twist at the end – a denouement. Really excellent work.
May 22, 2013 at 10:58 am
Thank you, Matt. I’m so glad you like it. Thanks for reading!
May 22, 2013 at 7:07 am
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