We Used to Be Closer
The moon is slipping away
Every year two inches further
Giving the earth the cold shoulder
Making each day a little longer
Every year the earth grows heavier
with the weight of space debris
with the loss of gravitational pull
and the moon’s close affection
Like star crossed lovers
who’ve been taken for granted
who’ve lost their spark
over the past few billion years
The moon and earth
are like an old married couple
facing the inevitable
drifting apart
– Colleen Redman / Imaginary Garden with Real Toads / dVerse Poet’s Pub Read more about the above HERE and HERE.
September 28th, 2015 10:27 pm
Did you write this with your tongue against cheek. You do the moon(s) better and more than anyone I know. You just might be a moon child at heart.
September 28th, 2015 11:06 pm
The twist here is that this is true: The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-12311119 The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/question/2141/
September 29th, 2015 8:35 am
I did not know this. It is sad. Everything changes and nothing stays the same and that is the challenge, is it not?
September 29th, 2015 10:21 am
It’s true that the moon is inching farther away from us. This is just a perfect poem, and “star-crossed lovers” fits so well.
September 29th, 2015 10:35 am
I hope it is not inevitable… I know some (a few) marriages that both drifted together and made something new and wonderful happen.
I’m already lonesome for the moon now : )
September 29th, 2015 10:50 am
This is such an enjoyable poem…the change in status quo is inevitable perhaps…
September 29th, 2015 2:22 pm
And imagine a life without tide.. we need the moon…
September 29th, 2015 6:10 pm
Oh dear, I hate to think that this is so! But you have written it very well.
September 29th, 2015 8:44 pm
Thank you for the links. If the earth dog, one day decides to have a good shake, I wonder if we fleas and space debris will be flung out into the wild stratosphere.
September 29th, 2015 10:34 pm
like an old married couple
facing the inevitable
drifting apart
There are instances sadly that this happens. Love nurtured are just not sustainable. But there are reasons obviously
Hank
September 30th, 2015 6:52 am
Sigh, what to do? Couples therapy?
I like this observation. 🙂
September 30th, 2015 10:58 pm
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October 1st, 2015 9:15 am
Beautiful poem studded with facts and the reality of relationships
October 1st, 2015 12:21 pm
I loved the comparison it’s so true! A stunning poem I enjoyed this morning.
October 1st, 2015 9:20 pm
This can be a metaphor for some couples ~ But then without each other, we will be drifting away ~
Good to see you Colleen ~
October 2nd, 2015 3:46 am
Lovely use of metaphor 🙂
October 2nd, 2015 4:40 am
Very much enjoyed the imaginative flight here that puts the two planets together as lovers – you sustain this strongly and delicately too throughout – Lovely… With Best Wishes Scott http://www.scotthastie.com
October 2nd, 2015 9:12 am
I love the analogy – and the tenderness of each chosen word
October 2nd, 2015 2:04 pm
Ah.. the Moon and
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October 2nd, 2015 6:38 pm
I love your take on star-crossed lovers between the earth and moon…very clever. I really enjoyed this.
October 8th, 2015 10:45 am
lovely Colleen! And I can’t help saying this – two inches may not seem like much but in my miniscule world its drift is devastating….!
March 6th, 2024 12:01 pm
The cosmic realities are so very interesting also lending to a poet’s fertile imagination.