Cynthia Buell Thomas

The Moon is a Thing

by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Monday 23rd October 2017 11:43 am (first posted Wednesday 11th October 2017 12:37 pm)

The beauty of the moon's lovely light

Pours equally

Upon king or slave, castle or cave.

Birth or death.

It suffers not the moral skeins

Of lies and truth -

That purview of Power.

The moon is a thing.

And this amazing thing

Has fired human imagination

To evolve esoteric meaning

From Forever ... whenever that was.

Surely a sense of humour

In the Universe

Set that rock up there

Beetling around our globe

Reflecting the mighty Sun in silver safety

Its beauty provocative and careless.

Still – still - by accident or design

This piece of space trash

Seeds our imagination

Feeds our intellect

Whips our wanderlust.

Not too shabby for a hunk of junk

Hurtling around Earth

Tethered by Our gravity -

Like 'walking the dog' -

OUR MOON.

Cynthia Buell Thomas, Oct., 2017

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Comments

Lyrical Lexa

Thu 14th Dec 2017 03:15

Not too shabby for a hunk of junk. Our moon. Love this Cynthia

Tia Lattanzio

Tue 7th Nov 2017 21:49

Hi Cynthia!
I also wrote a poem about the moon, years ago when I was a young child- my first poem in fact.
I love this, the flow of it and the subtle humour of it. It mad me think deeply and laugh at the way human minds work.
Thank you for a wonderful poem!

A fellow Libra,
Tia Lattanzio

suki spangles

Sat 14th Oct 2017 04:47

Hi Cynthia,

Nice poem. The moon is a more mysterious place than we think..

I also wrote a sci-fi nonsense piece about the moon a while back called "Tycho".

Here's three moon videos you might enjoy:

https://youtu.be/kHv_HVd81Ss
https://youtu.be/VQjoVbZWIn0
https://youtu.be/8YZPZ6V0OAg

For best effect watch on full screen and highest settings.

Cheers,
Suki

Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thu 12th Oct 2017 14:28

Bless you dear 'peoples' who have found both interest and time to respond to this piece of 'silly'. What I find constantly, in almost everything, is a bizarre mix of fact and fancy, and then the challenge to 'sort them out' to the best of my ability. It isn't always successful; but it never fails to be fun.

I can't imagine life without 'fun'.

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Wed 11th Oct 2017 21:56

I am a great fan of the moon. It's different shapes and powerful light is wonderful. I like the part in the poem about how it pours it's light equally on everyone.
Captivating.

patricia Hughes

Wed 11th Oct 2017 21:30

I'm a stubborn Taurus but I love the moon and this poem.

Raj Ferds

Wed 11th Oct 2017 15:50

One more Libran here. Now that should definitely tip the balance Cynthia. How about a "Moon Walk" just to whip our wanderlust.

Nice one.
Raj

Graham Sherwood

Wed 11th Oct 2017 13:53

Librans are all coming out the woodwork here CBT. I'm 66 on the 16th.
Beetling around our globe.........love it!

Jon

Wed 11th Oct 2017 13:38

Hi Cynthia
Great poem,especially enjoying the last stanza, referencing the moon as 'a hunk of junk,hurtling around earth,tethered by our gravity,like walking the dog'.
Made me think ; and laugh.
(Libra also here)

Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:50

To be born under 'Libra' and then called 'Cynthia' was really tempting 'Moon Influence'. I am a reasonably thinking person, and therefore, I mock nothing.

Should I call this 'Walking the Dog'?

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