Constant

misty moon
hiding behind cloud moving
your skin revealing hues
from subdued to mesmerizing
viewed through the skylight
in the darkness of night
aloof and distant
yet constant in a lifetime
rock solid to me
in times of sorrow
or those joyful

Reviews

[Eilis]

A lovely way to describe the moon, Chris. Sort of like an old friend who we know will answer if we call but isn’t necessarily part of the everyday. The moods and shifts of the moon are mesmerizing indeed. How many faces it might wear in a single night as it moves up the sky. It is amazing how it can be something both overlooked and entrancing—maybe both in the same night as well. You’ve set a mood with your poem. I really enjoyed this.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Eilis, lovely to have a visit from you. So pleased you enjoyed this poem. I have always been fond of the night sky. Hope all is good with you. Wishing you and those you hold dear a merry Christmas and many thanks for stopping by.

Chris

[Eilis]

Thank you, Chris. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[Lorry]

If no one is looking, I still try blowing the clouds away when they threaten to mask the view and hide the moon from view.
Well, Katie has caught me on occasion blowing them away with puffed out cheeks and raced home for her medical dictionary, but when I told her what I was doing, she didn't even flinch, or call for the men in white coats to take me to the room with bouncy wallpaper. She even joined in but looked really daft, like she was blowing on a too hot and invisible chip, like a proper 'nana! 😃

[Chris Shaw]

I must admit I prefer a full view of the moon rather than one with hurtling cloud disguising her loveliness. You would need a lot of puff to blow those clouds away. Thanks for stopping by Lorry. Sending you and Katie all good wishes for Christmas and especially the New Year.

Chris

[Lorry]

Ah, you know us well. Us Scots just use Christmas as a warm up to the real party of Ne'rday.
Hope the same for you and yours.

[MCS]

i draw comfort from the nightly orb as well. great write!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you my friend. Pleased you enjoyed these lines.