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Thursday, January 25, 2018
Late January spell
Half moon, cradle of shadows and light
Needle our eyes to star-burst night
Thump our chests, mired in hemlock & brine
Half moon, cradle of shadows and light
Draw amber and seeds on our palms
We long for sunshine and rain clouds
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"Draw amber and seeds on our palms" ... I love this line, Grace. So gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love the ambiguity of the title, with the play on 'spell' - this is a magical poem, Grace.
ReplyDeleteI like the description of longing for warmer weather and the sound that "palms" and "long" make in the last two lines.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely breathtaking, Grace!💞 I love; " cradle of shadows and light draw amber and seeds on our palms."💞
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem Grace, I especially love 'Half moon, cradle of shadows and light
ReplyDeleteDraw amber and seeds on our palms' and hope your prayers will be answered ;o)
Oh I love this... the inclusion of hemlock make it into a potion... the repetition of the lines is very effective for a spell.
ReplyDeleteSure long for it indeed, half or full haha
ReplyDeleteI like the half moon cradle line - well worth repeating!
ReplyDeleteThis line is pure gold:
ReplyDelete"Draw amber and seeds on our palms"
Everything about this short poem is spot on incredible write. :)
Short, and richly filled. Love this- "Needle our eyes to star-burst night"
ReplyDeleteLove that phrase: cradle of shadows and light
ReplyDeleteI was just outside with the dogs and this is the moon I saw and the spell the moon seems to delight casting on me. I hereby name you queen of delicious descriptions!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words. I especially love the first line.
ReplyDeleteLove that 'half moon cradle'——an exact description of the moon a couple of nights ago balanced on the horizon.
ReplyDeleteWinter and its moons seem more “witch-ly” than summer ones, don’t they. I love the spell you wove, Grace.
ReplyDeleteThis sounded so mystical ..
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That sounded just like a spell! I felt that! Sunshine and rain clouds bring rainbows here in CA in late January.
ReplyDeleteAround January, the hunger for spring kicks in. But you said it so much more beautifully than that. :-)
ReplyDeleteHAppy weekend. :-)
Love that image of the moon as cradle for both shadow and light.
ReplyDeleteAnd now we're almost halfway February. I wonder what this month has to offer.
ReplyDeleteLovely!
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