Who Done It?
There’s nothing new
under the sun
But the moon
is an unread mystery novel
A magical trick
of mythological logic
that has no alibi
The sun is the day’s bloom
But the moon
is the night’s deep root
The inside out insight
Invitation to reflection
A veiled visitor to follow
The sun is the usual suspect
the obvious diamond of stars
But the moon is a genie
with more than three wishes
and questions that are answered
only with guesses
_____________Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
December 2nd, 2022 1:21 am
Deliciously mysterious!
December 2nd, 2022 1:28 am
Love the last 4 lines… the moon is a genie, yes…and my forever muse!
December 2nd, 2022 1:51 pm
Sheesh. This is incredible. One of the best poems I’ve ever read.
I especially love these:
“A magical trick
of mythological logic
that has no alibi”
“The sun is the day’s bloom
But the moon
is the night’s deep root”
“and questions that are answered
only with guesses”
December 2nd, 2022 4:42 pm
I really love the idea of the moon being all mysterious and magical. She has always felt like that to me, warming in her cool light…
December 2nd, 2022 8:13 pm
The moon is so underrated, a more complex friend who always keeps more interesting and deeper secrets
December 3rd, 2022 2:06 am
questions that are answered
only with guesses
Sometimes one gets into a bind not knowing which way to go. It makes it more interesting though! Lovely way of looking at it Colleen!
Hank
December 3rd, 2022 10:19 pm
Wow!
Such lovely imagery. The moon will be pleased. 🙂
December 4th, 2022 7:30 pm
“But the moon
is the night’s deep root
The inside out insight
Invitation to reflection
A veiled visitor to follow”
I so love the moon…what a beautiful poem
December 4th, 2022 9:07 pm
I adore the description here! The moon has a bit of a trickster side to her that keeps me guessing too.
December 5th, 2022 4:35 am
and questions that are……It is so with me too. Feelings into powerful imagery, beautiful
December 5th, 2022 12:20 pm
Each time I read your poem, the more I fell in love with it. It casts an enchanting spell of wonder and delight.