This week Irene Latham is hosting with a “Moon in June”-themed Poetry Friday to celebrate the upcoming release of her newest book, The Museum on the Moon: The Curious Objects on the Lunar Surface. She invited people to join in the fun by sharing “a favorite moon poem (yours or someone else’s), a moon story, a moon memory, a moon dream…or whatever your moon-heart desires!” Who can resist an opportunity to wax poetic about the moon? Not I!
A quick search of my blog revealed several moon poems, including this one:
The Moon
Bright skeins of moonbeams at her feet
She weaves a lacy night replete
with shadows deep and paths aglow
and nimbly crafts a lustrous flow
a gleaming throw o’er sleeping land
moon magic streaming from her hand
©Molly Hogan
I’ve been playing around with Sudoku poems recently and decided that form might be an interesting fit for a moon poem. The idea is that each column and each row forms a small haiku-ish poem. This was …fun? Well, it’s a bit of a tangled process. I definitely have a couple of columns and rows that need tweaking, but overall I ended up with two versions that felt shareable. Then I decided to figure out how to put a picture behind the Sudoku frame. It was surprisingly easy! Yay for a tech win!
Here is one of my two drafts:
Be sure to visit Irene’s blog, Live Your Poem, and check out all the moon-inspired posts!
Congratulations, Irene, and thanks so much for the invitation to share in your glorious moon celebration.
Moon paints herself on old wooden floors
Nix the comfort zone 
Wow, that Sudoku poem is good, Molly! Constructing can’t be easy, but reading yours makes me want to give it a whirl.
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Thanks so much, Susan. The construction is definitely messy, but quite rewarding as well. I hope you give it a try!
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Well now I have to go look up sudoku poems (which might be a better use of my time than my current sudoku addiction!) Love the moon as weaver!
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There’s nothing wrong with a good sudoku addiction! lol
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Oh moon weaver and Molly the Sudoku poem master! I love what you’ve done here with both poems. Inspiring! xo
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Thanks, Irene! It was fun to have the moon as an inspiration (and a nudge to write!).
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Writers love to play! Your Sudoku is just such a case. I no longer play Sudoku but don’t miss a day of Wordle and Waffle.
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I don’t play Sudoku, but also am on the daily Wordle and Waffle bandwagon. I’ve just added Spelling Bee to the mix and think that might have been a mistake! lol
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Such amazing twisting of language in your sudoko poem. I haven’t tried yet. Too challenging for my weary brain. Thanks for sharing your special moon poems.
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It was fun playing around with alternative word meanings.
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I love each one, Molly, am always intrigued by the way the sudoku frame works its magic & your moon painting – wow! Thanks for all!
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Thanks, Linda! That moon painting stopped me in my tracks when I saw it. I’m always surprised by just how bright a full moon can be on a clear night!
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Molly, that first poem is so fabulous. It feels gorgeous and timeless. I love skeins and the lacy night. And your sudoku poem! a strange brew of every spinning dream–that’s my favorite line…hooray for tech AND creativity wins!
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Thanks, Laura. Trying to make lines work in each direction meant lots of revision and that was a later one. I’m glad it worked for you!
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Your sudoku poem! WOW! I got off on the wrong track with one word per box until I looked back at my mentor text and my first try. Now that I’m working with the occasional short phrase thrown in they are turning out MUCH better! (But more on that next week!!)
I love your weaving moon, but I love your painting moon even more. What a photo and haiku (?)!
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I’m very thankful I had your poem as a mentor! I definitely went back to it again and again.
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Oooh. How lovely to drop in here (after sooo long! Hello!!!) and be inspired (and delighted) by a new poetry form. That sudoko poem looks challenging – and rewarding! So many lovely poetic moments.
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Hello, Kat! So nice to see you! I hope you do give the sudoku poem a try. It’s a mind-bending experience, but well worth it.
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WOw to the first poem…perfect rhyme scheme and WOW to the sudoku poem and WOW!! to the tech win. What a beautiful post with moon gems galore. Thanks, Molly.
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Thanks, Linda! Tech wins are rare in my world and must be duly noted and celebrated! lol
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Your poem is so lovely. I really like the first line “Bright skeins of moonbeams” and the “ow” sounds throughout.
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Thanks, Marcie. I wrote this one a long time ago and it was fun for me to revisit it.
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Sudoku poetic form – wow! The moon collaborating with wind-tousled trees 🙂 I think it’ll be collaborating with my window blinds for this weekend’s supermoon show…
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I love how the full moon stripes the yard with tree shadows. I bet it will do all sorts of fun things with your blinds!
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Sudoku poetic form! The moon collaborating with wind-tousled trees 🙂 And your photo is gorgeous.
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Thanks, Karen! That photo is the sight that greeted me early one morning as I stumbled out of my bedroom, half-asleep. Moon stunnery!
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“The Moon” sounds like it could nest within “Midsummer Night’s Dream, wonderful, thanks Molly and for your second poem too!
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I love the idea of my moon poem nesting within “Midsummer Night’s Dream” –thanks!!
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“with glow upon every wound” — that vertical line JUMPED out at me — Love the sudoku form and what you found!
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Your blog is full of different artistic expressions. The suduko poem is a tech-wonder. I am so impressed by the attention to details as in your photographic artwork. The first poem is filled with romantic age beauty: moonbeams at her feet –
She weaves a lacy night replete!
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The moon does inspire romance, doesn’t it? Thanks, Carol!
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