I’m peeking my head up from the insanity of writing report card comments to sneak in a poem for Poetry Friday. This week’s Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Rebecca Herzog at Sloth Reads. Last week, she challenged participants to write about foods that deserve a national holiday…or perhaps don’t! I had every intention of participating… Ah, well. I’ll tuck that challenge away for another day. In the meantime, head over to Rebecca’s blog to check out her poetic tribute to Hot Salad and other offerings as well. It’s sure to be a poetic feast!
With little time for extended writing lately, I revisited a favorite prompt–Sandford Lyne’s word pools. The pool I chose included the words: moon, stolen, ladder, branches. I opted to use three of the four. Poetic license! 😉
Bold Moon
The moon has stolen
branches from the tree.
She drapes herself artfully
with their intricate tracery
shifting them this way
and that
for maximum affect.
Bold thief to shine a spotlight
on her own misdoings
She broadcasts her beautiful larceny
to a rapt world.
©Molly Hogan, 2019
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Nix the comfort zone 
Oh. Wow. Lovely. Where do I find these word pools. I love the whole idea and sound of that! Moon draping herself in branches…..what a gorgeous image. It’s perfect for the photo too.
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Thanks, Linda! Margaret introduced me to Sandford Lyne’s book, “Writing poetry from the inside out.” It’s a great resource and I come back to it often.
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Oh, love “beautiful larceny” and “She drapes herself artfully”. I’ve done so much moon journaling with students & collected moon poems, too. This is one I’ll tuck away!
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Thanks, Linda! I know you’re a huge fan of moon poetry, and I am delighted that you find this one worthy of joining your collection!
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Lovely! I was going to share my favorite lines, but couldn’t narrow it down. I love your photo of the moon, too.
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Thanks, Kay! I love using Lyne’s word pools. This one was relatively straightforward, but sometimes they lead into new and unexpected directions.
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Ooo! I so enjoyed this! It is perfect for the photo.
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Thanks! I wrote the poem and then, right before I posted, I had a niggling thought that at some point I’d taken a photo that matched it pretty well. I spent a fair amount of time going back through my photo archives trying to find it. I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Gorgeous, Molly! A perfect pairing.
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Thanks! The older I get, the more I appreciate the moon.
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This word: tracery. I love the moon.
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Thanks, Jone!
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Nice, Molly! I especially love “their intricate tracery shifting them this way
and that” and “She broadcasts her beautiful larceny
to a rapt world.” The moon clearly knows the fascinations of this world very well.
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Thanks, Michelle! It’s such fun to play around with groups of words and see where they take you!
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What a lovely ekphrastic poem! Those stolen limbs and the bold thief. Your photo is amazing!
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Thanks, Margaret! The poem actually came first with this one, but then I remembered a photo I’d taken a long time ago and dug around until I found it. I hope your flight home was less eventful than your flight to Baltimore!
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I’m back in New Orleans after a smooth travel day. Thanks.
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This is a marriage of image and words. My favourite bit is intricate tracery. Thanks so much Molly. Hope your report card writing is under control.
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Thanks! The report cards are history now 🙂 I took the picture years ago, but when I went to post the poem, I suddenly remembered it. I went diving through my photo archives hoping I’d remembered it correctly. I was so glad to find it and that it matched.
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