| Full Moon (my version of a poem by Walter De
la Mare)
One night as I lay fast asleep
into my drowsy eyes
a great white light began to creep
from the evening skies
It was the nearby Moon for whom
I raised my dreamy head
Her surge of beams filled the pane
and flowed across my bed
So for a while I gazed at her
and she gazed back at me
till climbing slowly on her way
I was back asleep.
If he could fence it
he'd steal the Moon
"A poet could not but be gay
In such a jocund company",
so our beloved Wordsworth states.
But I think I prefer for me
not golden daffodils that wave
from the breezes off the lake
but rather a less tangible sea
the host of the Moon's silvery beams
the Moon
jumps the fence
setting Moon
rising Sun
busy morning
all around
No Moon but
snowflakes fall,
has it shattered
from the cold?
Two kids playing
tetherball
Moon passes
across
"Beggar Beggar
stop rattling your cup
! Look at that Moon
Isn't that enough?"
a river
full of
moonlight
pockmarked Moon
someone before me
has been digging for
buried gold
the Moon,
a better
poet
than I
I carry
the Moon
in my
knapsack
the Man in the Moon
sublet his room
to travel near and far
but to find his way
he had to buy
a map to the homes of the stars!
Black clouds crack
a prisoner escapes
into the Moonlight
The moonlight is a single white
above the branches and trees
but under the leaves it's exquisite shades
of the palest charcoals and greys
we're low on cream
leave a bottle on the porch
and let it fill up
with top floating Moonlight."
MOON ANIMALS,
insects announce
the Moon rise
is turned just so
that tomcat has
full Moon eyes
white Owl
barn's moon
the frog jumped so high
he landed on the Moon
shocked at no splash
old dried up pond
goldfish in a jar
Moon
the firefly hides
inside the Moon
Cat, cat getting fat
eating the Mouse's cheese,
who now is so lean
his ribs can be seen
as he packs his bag to leave,
I'm going to the Moon," says Mouse
better its gotta be.
As long as there's no cats about
who cares the food is green!"
turtle and Moon
cross the field
a close race
evenly matched
dancing Fox
in moonlit garden
even the chickens
have slipped his mind
(Based on haiku by Buson)
the lion cub
swipes at the Moon
(Based on haiku by Shiki)
the prowling house cat
sees cream in the bowl
he licks, but empty -
a teasing moonbeam!
pale sky, hazy moon,
both shimmering in a quiet pond.
Splash! They're broken! A bungling frog!
(Based on Haiku by Buson)
squirrel on the far side of the tree
dark side of the Moon
the dove coos
and suddenly
the sky's awash
in moonbeams
(Based on Haiku by Basho)
far in the distance, by the silvery Moon,
a net is cast, then a dim splash.
Someone tonight is fishing for the Moon!
(Based on haiku by Taigi) cat lapping at
a pan of milk
full Moon shimmering
in the sky
dove turns
into Moon
MOONSTRUCK
Pale light coats
the Moon like frost
white house
in the dark woods
(Moon)
ladder short
window high
(Moon)
the Moon,
a black hole for poets
a siren singing
where gravity lashes us
to the earth
more gazers,
less gazers,
same full Moon
beaming down
siren
silently singing
songs of solitude
and longing
(Moon)
the priest pointed out
the high road
while above us all
the trail of the Moon
am I alone in
seeing the Moon
in that quick glimpse
of cloudless sky
shining down on
my small home
before more clouds
swept it away
Oh Li Po
who ISN"T drunk
beneath the Moon
Silly Li Po
thought he fell up
from the boat
to embrace the Moon
(Legend says that the Chinese
Poet, Li Po, while drunk, fell from
a boat and drowned, when he
tried to embrace a reflection of
the Moon in the water.)
The Moon's reflection fell
and smashed into the sea
into a million pieces
bobbing on the waves
dive through the Moon
and shatter it into waves.
Cowboy tall
on his Palomino
hat like a Moon
raised high over his head
Riding high
on his new pony
tipped hat brim
like the Moon
howling cat
I pick up a stone
Moon
"New ideas
come like this"
says the poet.
"Moonlight falls
through a window
and lights up the door."
That poet is
the Moon's shadow
and where Moon goes
the poet follows
Face peeps out
from the window
Moon rising up
over head
one snowflake
one Moon
the Moon
every night
but never
a word!
moonbeams
distilled light!
me dangling
off a cliff
Moon above
traveling
late at night
the Moon is my
lamp and guide
the Poets night light,
the Moon
I lean from my window
into the Moonlight
somewhere in your house
always make sure
you have a window
that loves the Moon
a slow smile ,
moonlight
my window curtains
adore the Moon
moonlight mingles
with the ringing
guitar strings
the Moon is wise
to wait for dark
then it alone
is the brightest star
Oh poet
you've become
so enamored -
the Moon's moon!
Full Moon
new snow
pristine beauty
everywhere
for those
who are blind
the Moon's
always full
in my bed
with a book
and a single
reading light
Moon lost
in the fog
how this
full Moon
lingers
cameo Moon
(a phrase, written by Ellery Queen in,
"Calamity Town", snipped and turned
into a mini poem)
I dreamed of a sky
filled with full Moons
as thick as a beach
packed with sand grains.
in my
coin purse
a picture of
the Moon
full Moon
deep inside
I filled
my sketchbook
with moonlight
moonshine
moonshine
the Moon refuses
to shine on some
zigzagging its light
around those shadows
"A telescope
between you and me
and yet we seem
closer than before
so sure in meditation
that I could touch the Moon
that I hugged my knees
as if unconsciously
ready for the long
gliding free fall
back through the void
to homeland Earth
wherever Moon gazers
assemble
we're assured to see
one beauty
stroll
with the Moon
the army of poets
tramped through the night.
a bell in the temple
tolls and every man
turns his head to
gaze at the Moon
(Based on poem by Li I)
On the other
side of the river
a flock of doves,
the Moon, and angels
Moonlight surrounds
me!
Ah that Moon
never gets old!
(Written eclipse night 10/27/04)
QUATROS
Intense 4-word poems
blanket and pillow
Earth and Moon
Moon,
Sun's echo
diamond Sun
pearl Moon
nightlight
new Moon
dark light
one moonbeam
through a hole
trumpet Sun
violin Moon
Sun set
Moon rise
this Moon ...
brighter this day
barge Moon
floats by
moon
stained glass window!
fly
with the Moon!
round Moon
square window!
Moon Castle.
Sun buzzes
Moon murmurs
moonlight
a bridge!
sailboat Moon
in the current
moonlight
fog
moonlight settles,
fairy dust!
... and Moon beyond
the rusted bucket
floats on the river
full Moon
and fog everywhere
Sun beer
Moon tea
lighthouse
Moon
drop of dew
fairy Moon
Creamy
Moon
Sun fire
Moon smoke
altar
of light
moonbeam
glissando
new Moon
a dove coos
white floating mask
Moonlight
on my pillow!
Crescent moon,
boomerang
mime Moon
new Moon
old orbit
eggshell Moon
Moon lit
shore
moonlight
monologues
IN THE CHINESE MANNER:
it's late at night. The air is cool.
I watch the moon from the iron bridge.
"Are you, like me, unable to sleep?"
(the version of a poem by Kikusha-ni)
pacing in the garden
trying to solve a problem,
heavy clouds separate
and the clear moon appears.
(Loosely based on an idea from
Shih Pao-Yueh's poem "The Road is Hard")
I see in the dark night
climbing the steep path
a walking lantern
with a rakish gait
(based on an idea by Shiki)
sky temple
Moon!
(Based on a haiku by Buson)
he wades the river
with a girl on his shoulders
and looks! Another passenger,
the reflected moon!
(Based on Haiku by Shiki)
bamboo grove
and each stalk
one moonbeam
and one shadow
I sleep alone
but wake in the wee hours
to find half the bed
filled by the Moon.
(Excerpt from Po Chu-I
"A Lonely Night in Early Autumn")
10,000 Moons,
zen
MOON LOVERS
A caller came
up the path.
Knock! knock! knock!
The door opened up
and the maid
looking through
the narrow crack
listened intently
to his appeal
to see 'her Lady'
and then replied
matter-of-factly
"Sir, I'm sorry
but she's engaged
spending the night
gazing at the moon."
KISS KISS MOON
I got a letter
from the Moon.
It said my Dear
I'll see you soon
When I have waxed
from dark to light
and I am at
my brightest bright
(It'll take a week or two)
Until then I'll
end my missive
with a signature
and kisses
Bye for now
I'll see you soon.
Signed, your love,
Kiss, kiss, Moon.
through the portal
Moon!
Love,
full Moon inside
Twilight softens the sky
the temperature cools slightly
I stroll toward the lake
and find a dry rock
overlooking the water
how long I sat there I don't know
but when I looked up
from the lapping waves
I wasn't alone
the Moon, too,
had come down to the shore
To all lovers on this moonlit night -
may darkness point to the lamp of love
whose moving, ebbing, flowing, light
remains a constant in the land above
the Moon and I
are now one
ship and sea
at the same time
Dancing Across the Moon (lyrics to a the song
featured on H & PD CD "30")
I'm dancing, dancing across the Moon
I'm dancing, dancing across the Moon
C'mon babe, rocket up and join me soon.
I'm hip, hopping across the Moon
I'm hip, hopping across the Moon
C'mon babe, rocket up and join me soon.
I went downtown to the hardware store
Got me some pipes and some tin foil
Put them together and lit the fuse
Headed out into the blue
I'm dancing, dancing across the Moon
C'mon babe, rocket up and join me soon
She doesn't come
the Sun takes flight
the Moon is left
to comfort me
dewy green eyes
under moonlight
cupid Moon
neither bird nor phantom last night by the Moon
that was me singing my plaintive song
as you walked the worn path in the garden
with your heart a jar of longing
that was me singing my plaintive song
(inspired by a Shoshone poem)
Mistress Moon
all lovers
are inspired
by the same
Moon
following the Moon,
Moon shadow
Moon watching party?
Bah! False lovers!
Through My window
(lyrics without a song by th)
Through my window the moonlight is shinning
drawing the oceans towards the sky
and like the Moon shines, you shine in my life
and draw out of my soul, wholehearted love.
You are the star that's guiding me
lighting the way through the dark
You are the flame that ignited in me
a love that will never depart
And so to you I vow my love forever
through darkness and light,
night and day.
The Moon
follows me home
darting
among the trees
:Moon -
Lady of the
perpetual
soft echo
(from the sci fi novellla, Library Planet by th)
moonlight shines
between the lovers
nearsighted me
gets new glasses
"I missed you Moon
most of all."
the Moon
comes by
then leaves my true love
is that Moon 10,000 moons -
full love! DARK MOON
The Abused Child's Painting
(The Sun is Black)
the sun is black
the Moon empty
the stars worn out,
and night follows night.
Even the
full Moon
fades
away
dark clouds then ...
briefly the Moon ...
dark clouds again ...
(S.O.S.)
Even the daintiest
and tiniest of flowers
has more fragrance
than all the Moon.
Skull Moon
Moon full
and hidden by clouds
a flower blooms
but no one sees
The Moon sets
the sky is dark
KID'S MOON
Moon Tea
As the moon waxes from dark to full
I fill my teacup to the top.
As the moon wanes from full to dark,
I drink my tea until it's gone.
(From the kid's book Moon Tea)
"Look at me
I'm the crescent Moon,"
she said as she
arched her back.
Ida has a moon!
Isn't that cute
a tiny asteroid
out in the bottomless space
plays like all the big rocks
with their satellites
She has little Dactyl
circling all the time
Ida has a moon
a dollhouse in the sky!
Merry-go-round
Moon,
I find the Moon
shinning bright
all is well
for the night
too much pie
not enough Moon!
(review of a brand of
Moon pie)
You can't go to a Moon that's full
No room for you in an all full Moon
No room for you in the Moon at all
You can't go to a Moon that's full
You're welcome to a Moon that's new
Room for all in an all new Moon
Room for you and others too
You're welcome to a Moon that's new.
But what about a crescent Moon?
It isn't full and it isn't new
Room for one and maybe two
Room for us on a crescent Moon.
And the cow jumped over the
moooooooooooooo ...n
I wonder if that
is snow on the Moon
I wonder if it's
colder than ours
Let's play Moon
and circle the rock
timid shadow
even afraid
of the Moon
new Moon
make a wish!
SAYINGS
You can follow the Moon in any direction.
Pointing to the Moon is not about fingers
Sometimes Moonbeams bend around corners
This book is best savored with Green Cheese!
The Moon pulls tides that are seen and unseen
SCIENCE MOON
Start with a Moon that's new
give it some time to grow
soon it's an orb of half light
soon after it's all full
and further along its course
all the light is gone
How the Moon was Born
a meteor strikes
yet no noise
the hot earth's rocked
its side torn out.
And flung to space
yet chained forever!
The iron of earth
keeps it trapped
the Moon
a planet of
coast lines
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
moon, moon, moon, moon,
- one for every slice of light
30 craters
on the Moon
count again
there's 31...
when do Moon rocks
brought back to Earth
stop being Moon rocks
and start being earth?
Oh Berkeley
long before trees
that Moon was falling
around empty Earth.
Earth and Moon,
old married couple
how many portholes
on the Moon?
Moon seas
blasted craters
dust filled waves
but no water
4 Phases of the Moon
.
!
!!
!
day Moon
like a perfect
round cloud
what if there were
forests on the moon
would there be ferns
growing out of lagoons
swamps with blue cattails
and snake like algae
and when the earth's full
windblown howling?
Earth's just one
moon of Sun
light little Moon
just a bit of crust
1/80th the weight
of iron core Earth
look at this
a Rosetta Stone
with 3 pictures
of the Moon
acme Moon face
Theia mated
with young Earth
and out of the dust
the Moon was born
this Moon
is an outdoor Moon
after all these years
like a monk on the road
the Moon has walked
this path so often
there's a rut
in the air
The astronomer's filling pages of calculations.
Wife interrupts with, "What's all this?"
"I'm trying to find the exact distance
from Earth to Moon," he says without looking.
"What a waste of your time and talent
when I can tell you to the inch."
She waits. He ignores. She says anyway,
"It's here to there! Now come to bed."
if I had
3 moons
and I a juggler's
skill
tears in the void
Moon and stars
oh so lonely
manning these dunes
monitoring the telescopes
on the Moon
I and the stars
my only friends
quietly sparkling
from day to day's end
yet a day takes a month
from dawn to dawn
and month after month
I monitor alone
sentry to Earth
from now to now on
monitoring telescopes
on the Moon
( Moon day = 28 earth days)
harmless Moon?
shows its might
blocks the Sun
day is night!
MISCELLANEOUS
(see these related works on the Moon by th)
Moon . Film celebrating every aspect of the
Moon
Moon Museum. Art and science museum celebrating the Moon
Moon Tea Book: anthology of original works for
children
Engine Room On The Moon. Children's poem.
Eve of the Full Moon (illustrated short story -
rock opera #7)
Moon Radio. Half of the Sun/Moon - 2 radio station format
Moon Dance. Original story dance to Paper
Moon/Masurka Opus 9, by Tchiakovsky
Assorted Moon paintings and illustrations.
POSTSCRIPT
I finish typing
my Moon poem
and the paper
rises up ...
Musea #143 August 2005 c. Tom Hendricks 2005
4000 Hawthorne #5
Dallas, TX. 75219
tomhendricks474@cs.com
http://Musea.us
http://www.hunkasaurus.com
Have a great summer
(I'll be recording another CD!)
and stay revolutionary!
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