Moonlight
As shadow clouds drift apart
Moonlight’s nimble fingers
cease their dream knitting
to flow through rain-dappled windows
and pool on pine floors
in a quicksilver puddle
then inch like the tide
from floor up over rumpled sheets
until they brush my slack cheek
dust my eyelashes with moonbeams
and nudge me from slumber
to marvel at their beauty
©2018 M. Hogan
This week’s Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by the amazing Amy Ludwig VanDerwater at her incredible blog, The Poem Farm. Make sure to take some time to investigate and savor her site. It is an incredible resource for students, teachers and lovers of poetry.
Nix the comfort zone 
Nice word choices: rain dappled window, quicksilver puddle, and rumpled sheets. Celebrating the moon.
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Thanks, Margaret. Moonlight is magical, isn’t it?
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Mmm… I love the lines “Moonlight’s nimble fingers/cease their dream knitting.” What an image that creates for me. And then all the water imagery. Nice.
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Thanks, Amanda. I woke one night with the moonlight streaming in my window and the phrase “moonlight’s nimble fingers” in my mind. I love the magical way that can happen.
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I like that dream knitting, too. 🙂 And inching like the tide, which is so apropos for the moon!
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I love your crafting of this delicious poem using vivid images created with personification and analogies through a mixture of metaphors and similes.
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Ah, each word is a blessing of beauty.
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What a lovely thing to say, Brenda. Thank you.
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Exquisite is the word that comes to mind. Helluva painted word picture!
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What a wonderful compliment! Thanks so much, Dan!
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Exquisite!
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Thanks, Jama!
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I’m not sure it does “dust my eyelashes with moonbeams”, but it’s a wonderful thought. The moon does make me wakeful. Beautiful to read about this moon again, Molly. It was delicious!
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I’m in love with dream knitting. I think that would be a wonderful title for a collection of moon poems.
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The moon is a wonderful poetic inspiration, isn’t it?
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I’m so mesmerized with your moon poem! So many of your phrases really resonated with me! I often write about my friend, Moon, too!
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Thanks, Kiesha. I’m often mesmerized by the moon! I’m so glad you enjoyed my poem.
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Every image in this poem! LOVE!!
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Thanks, Mary Lee!
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Lovely! 🙂 Thank you for commenting on my blog… are you not doing the A-Z? Liz http://www.poetryroundabout.com
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Thanks, Liz. I’m not participating in the A-Z. It’s so intriguing, but after almost two full months of daily challenge/posting, I needed a breather. I’m still writing, but most just settles comfortably into my notebook. Happy writing!
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Such luscious images! Who wouldn’t want to wake up to such pools of beauty?
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I never mind being woken by moonlight 🙂
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You’ve chosen beautiful language/imagery for this lovely poem.
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Thanks, Kimberly.
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There is magic here. I love the feel of this poem in my mouth –
“to flow through rain-dappled windows
and pool on pine floors
in a quicksilver puddle”
xx
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Thanks so much, Amy! Moonlight magic :)–now there’s a title!
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Nimble fingers and dream knitting–love that image for the moon!
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Buffy. I really appreciate it!
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Powerful poem Molly and I love how this line sounds and feels,
“dust my eyelashes with moonbeams”
Happy Poetry Month, thanks!
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Thanks, Michelle. I love the look of moonlight spilling through windows. I’ve also been loving your beautiful art and poems this month. Wow, you’re talented!
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Maybe as a Poetry Friday community, we should put all our moon poems in one place. I love yours. The moon is quite the muse.
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We need curtains!
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