Poetry Friday: Moonrise by H.D.

October 6th, 2017 (06:00 am)

Current Mood: grateful
Current Song: Cry Baby by Melanie Martinez

Will you glimmer on the sea?
Will you fling your spear-head
On the shore?
What note shall we pitch?

We have a song,
On the bank we share our arrows-
The loosed string tells our note:

O flight,
Bring her swiftly to our song.
She is great,
We measure her by the pine-trees.

- Moonrise by H.D.

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Posted by: Kay McGriff (

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Posted at: October 6th, 2017 07:12 pm (UTC)

moonrise

Such lovely, haunting images, just in time for the full harvest moon.

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: October 6th, 2017 07:37 pm (UTC)

RE: moonrise

Enjoy the harvest moon!

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Posted by: Mary Lee Hahn (

Mary Lee Hahn)

Posted at: October 7th, 2017 11:06 am (UTC)

The moon (and Orion) keep me company on my early morning walks!

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: October 7th, 2017 04:07 pm (UTC)

What lovely company to keep!

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Posted by: Violet Nesdoly (

Violet Nesdoly)

Posted at: October 7th, 2017 05:46 pm (UTC)

I found "H.D" - it's Hilda Doolittle (which I'm sure you know). This haunting poem brings to mind drum beats, coming on the smoke of aboriginal fires. Love the mood.

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Posted by: Little Willow (

slayground)

Posted at: October 7th, 2017 05:53 pm (UTC)

May the harvest moon bring us all peace and prosperity.

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