Image on steveslimm.com - -- moonlight on the beach.
Catching the Moon.
Water, transparent as crystal
tastes of darkness when night falls,
and on evening sands, in fitful
patterns, pebbles gleam
in trelissed shawls,
faintly glimmering daylight's white.
Moon wilfully plays shadow games
of catch-as -you-can, its sheen,
repeating sun's stronger rays, framed
now in lunalight, helps dreams
reappear, moonfaced and bright.
Not pearls hidden in rocky seas,
nor all the gull-haunted bays
can keep me from penning meaning
into moonshine layers of verse
caught in moon's white stored light.
stephen
he must be as proud of you as you are of him. both beautiful (poem, picture and people)
he must be as proud of you as you are of him. both beautiful (poem, picture and people)
samanyan
excellent poem with lovely imagery..your words bring it to mind more than the picture
excellent poem with lovely imagery..your words bring it to mind more than the picture
Pendemic
Fay you have managed to capture and share such a beautiful sight. Your words are as majestic as your subject.
Fay you have managed to capture and share such a beautiful sight. Your words are as majestic as your subject.
JSand
beautiful imagery here, fay. I thought your first paragraph was the most beautiful, but I progressed through to the end- and as a whole- it was even better. Well-penned. -J
beautiful imagery here, fay. I thought your first paragraph was the most beautiful, but I progressed through to the end- and as a whole- it was even better. Well-penned. -J
Susan Jarvis
A superlative image, Fay, and I just love 'trelissed shawls' :)
A superlative image, Fay, and I just love 'trelissed shawls' :)
Leslie Alexis
wow fay.. i love the picture too.. they go well.. a fantastic poem
wow fay.. i love the picture too.. they go well.. a fantastic poem
carol
the moon shines when you write
the moon shines when you write
Kerry O'Connor
The beautiful picture compliments your lyrical poem perfectly.
The beautiful picture compliments your lyrical poem perfectly.
Carl Harris
This is a wonderfully and most beautifully expressed poem, Fay, and your marvellous use of the English language in this poem, as well as in your many other fabulous poems, is always a pleasure to read and savor the phrasing and connotations of your words. Carl.
This is a wonderfully and most beautifully expressed poem, Fay, and your marvellous use of the English language in this poem, as well as in your many other fabulous poems, is always a pleasure to read and savor the phrasing and connotations of your words. Carl.
Light oozes through this picturesque poem and how lucky I feel to have the superb picture above your poem. 'Trelissed shawls, catch-as-you-can sheen, gull-haunted bays all speak to me as images to die for!