Mindful Poetry- Spiral: By the Light of the Moon

By the Light of the Moon

A shaft of pale light, the first illumination of the secret moon, splits the dark

Lighting the air in a spray of ashen shimmer, the frisson through the night

Dancing frail wisps, alive with an awaiting whisper of a sly divine spark

Illusive notions of fairies and unearthly beings sing in the bright glow

Warding off the shadows and haunting beasts of which we dream

Our eyes imbibe the radiance, yearn with the celestial show

Come play, it beckons, revel and breathe our air

Bring wishes, perchance a castle in the sky

Ascend the rungs of the moonlit stair

Fly on gossamer wings, in lustre

With shiny, pixie dusted hair

With notions you muster

Born in desire

And blithe

Fire

The prompt and poetry form can be found here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979528115

Comments: 32

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Sep 2, 2011, 1:38pm UTC

I like it a lot!

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 2:06pm UTC

Thank you. For once the rhymes didn't give me fits.

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Audrey Howitt Sep 2, 2011, 1:43pm UTC

This is just lovely. Beautiful imagery, great flow and alliteration.

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 2:08pm UTC

Thanks, the form was an interesting one to work with.

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John Doyle Sep 2, 2011, 1:57pm UTC

Marvelous. Reality cloaked in fantasy

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 2:09pm UTC

That's the gist of it.

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Kimberly Blackadar Sep 2, 2011, 2:48pm UTC

Really beautiful.

I like the final lines:

Born in desire

And blithe

Fire

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 4:38pm UTC

They were the hardest lines to write!

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David W. Sep 2, 2011, 3:25pm UTC

Played well a very beautiful read.

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 4:58pm UTC

Thank you.

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Bernard C. Sep 2, 2011, 7:09pm UTC

I do like the spiralling poem - very nicely done :-))

Thanks for submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

A. F. Stewart Sep 2, 2011, 8:00pm UTC

Glad you enjoyed.

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subroto s s. Sep 3, 2011, 12:27am UTC

Beautiful! I like it!

A. F. Stewart Sep 3, 2011, 9:56am UTC

Thank you.

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Angela A. Sep 3, 2011, 1:21am UTC

Fabulous!

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A. F. Stewart Sep 3, 2011, 10:03am UTC

Thanks.

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stephen berwaldt Sep 3, 2011, 8:43am UTC

How Stunning!!

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A. F. Stewart Sep 3, 2011, 10:13am UTC

Thank you, that's nice of you to say.

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Ann Marcaida Sep 3, 2011, 1:03pm UTC

I've aleays loved Shakespeare's phrase A Midsummer Night's Dream, and I think that could title this poem, which I prefer to his play.

Nice work putting in a link for the prompts! (That's even better than typing them out at the bottom).

A. F. Stewart Sep 3, 2011, 1:32pm UTC

Thanks.
I put in the link because I was in a hurry and trying to squeeze posting in while writing my book.

Ann Marcaida Sep 3, 2011, 1:42pm UTC

I think it's a great way to keep the attention on your writing.

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Darlene B. Sep 3, 2011, 3:31pm UTC

I always enjoy reading your poetry every chance I get. I wish you much success in writing your new book!

A. F. Stewart Sep 3, 2011, 4:09pm UTC

Thank you.
And the book is officially finished, except for the final edit check.

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Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N. Sep 4, 2011, 11:37am UTC

And that makes three? A.F., that was my prompt, invented by me and yet, you did a heck of a better job at it than I did! I love it! But then, as I've said before, you don't write anything I don't like. Ever!

Mare~

A. F. Stewart Sep 4, 2011, 4:19pm UTC

I liked your poetry form, it was fun. It took me a bit to figure it out, (probably because my brain was full of ghosts and curses) but once I did I enjoyed writing it.

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