Saturday, March 7, 2009

Sun and Moon Eyes

The sun awakes in the dawn and shines on the high and low creatures. It warms the ants as they surface from their sand hills, rises on the woodland animals nesting on tree limbs. Loops gracefully on the gazelles pirouetting in Africa and pays homage to the lion basking in the glory of his domain.

The sun laughs in the presence of school children who romp at recess. The sun even glistens on skyscraper buildings and teases workers who long to free themselves and run wild in daylight. The sun is the warm, friendly presence that greets your eyes in the morning.

Likewise, the moon is the night owl suspended in blackness. It is night watcher of the creatures which daylight never sees or hears. The moon has many faces sometimes appearing full and glorious like the sun and on other nights, illuminated like a silver croissant on canvas. The moon lights the path for cars on winding roads. Its reflection ripples on black waters and guides the seaman on night journeys home.

The moon is the witness of evil. For even dark corners and alleys cannot evade its silver light. Its gaze is on the lowly and when its aura casts shadows on the homeless, they appear wounded and weary. But the moon delights in the little ones tucked safely in their beds. The moon says sweet dreams to all.

7 comments:

C Will said...

You make the moon sound so beautiful
"illuminated like a silver croissant on canvas" Your writing is a joy to read WOW!! :)

Anonymous said...

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Your emcompassing sun raising after dawn
shinning on mooded, wounded, fallen souls
saying "You to shall raise after your dawn"

Anonymous said...

Hi Girl!
Goof, Goof, Goofy,
I meant to say RISE! RISE! RISE....
I'm new at this but it's worth the
effort. Love your site.

Kilauea Poetry said...

I enjoyed this..from the sun to the moon-
"The sun is the warm, friendly presence that greets your eyes in the morning..
The moon is the witness of evil. For even dark corners and alleys cannot evade its silver light. Its gaze is on the lowly"

septembermom said...

I like the phrase describing how the sun "loops gracefully". The tone and heart of this piece moves so gracefully along. Well done :)

Saadi said...

Good one! The words displaying the sun are very warm...really good!

Judith Ellis said...

Beautiful! There is an ethereal quality to your writing that nonetheless grabs the heart, the spiritual and physical. You are a most gifted writer.