General Poetry posted August 6, 2024


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true Midsummer Eve

Midsummer Moon

by gansach

Mystic, magical night sky,
 
black velvet draped above
 
sprinkled with silver sequins;
 
opalescent orb prominently displayed,
 
centerpiece of the setting.
 
Moonbeams spilling, cascading,
 
diving, splashing
 
onto sibilant leaves,
 
flowing through night-blooming gardens
 
fragrant with flora:
 
camellia, phlox, lupine,
 
larkspur, snapdragon, violet,
 
bleeding heart, buttercup, daisy,
 
baby's breath, honeysuckle, iris,
 
marigold, zinnia, wolfbane,
 
hollyhock, cat's paw, morning glory,
 
foxtail, forget-me-not, candytuft.
 
Midnight zephyrs mingle scents
 
wafting through her hair,
 
refreshing her inhalations,
 
caressing her skin.
 
This is her night~
 
true Midsummer Eve,
 
heavy with highsummer heat,
 
pregnant with possibility
 
and the ripening yield;
 
a night to feel earth~close,
 
one with nature,
 
part of the continuing circle,
 
elemental, spirit~light.
 
Here in garden, 
 
sheltered in talking trees,
 
a~flicker in torchlight and firefly
 
reflections,
 
she hears faeries whisper
 
old~world secrets,
 
listens to chimes on the wind,
 
heeds wisdom~filled ancient voices
 
sharing seldom heard counsel.
 
With hushed dawn,
 
this magic moment is paralyzed,
 
impressed upon soul memory,
 
a breath held, then burst with birdsong
 
that blends into Midsummer Day.
 
Heart full, at peace,
 
grateful for miracles,
 
Mother Earth,
 
Midsummer moon.

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From my book One Light Beside the Moon:a collection of moonlight and madness (Watermark Press 2001).
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