The Moon in the Man

The Moon, The Moon, The Moon

yellow orb of foolish gold

what hides in the diffused light

of a mad, mad, moon?

Miners pan slivered faces.

Sifting curved crescent beds,

where night night teddy bears

curl in comfort, resting innocent heads.

Mother Moon strokes fever's finger

across sleep's fetal brow,

smiling her sideways,

crooked, crescent smile.

Quarters tease in a Half''s vision...

Halves lie to the Quarters sight...

Gibbous glare humps a black cat's warning...

Fevered infection rises to an obsession,

staking confusion's claim

on the Mother Lode, dangling Full

in the nite light of the two-faced moon.

For Full is only Half,

a dark face beams

behind a blaze of brilliance;

sifting sanity,

mining the mind of man.

The Moon, The Moon, The Moon

yellow orb of foolish gold

Beware the dark face hiding

beneath the light of a mad, mad moon.

Reviews

[highonwords]

mother nature in the moon - the moon as a playful tease - love the lines 'miners pan slivered faces, sifting curved crescent beds' - with a sinister undertone - thank you for sharing this poem with me, Cyndy - appreciated it very much

steph

[Cyndy Robinson]

your welcome, yours reminded me of it a little, something in common.

[highonwords]

thank you so much, cyndy - will be reading more of your poems

steph

[M.Babu]

This is such a wonderful write!
"The Moon, The Moon, The Moon
yellow orb of foolish gold
Beware the dark face hiding
beneath the light of a mad, mad moon."

Like nettles, your words leave a sting!
~M.Babu~

[Cyndy Robinson]

Thank you so much!

[Martin]

I love this poem. Beautifully crafted. Thank you for posting this! :)

[Cyndy Robinson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

fools gold oh yes, and we see that face in the moon, but what is behind it? a quarter of the real person showing?

i really like this write...and as i was reading it i was humming R.E.M. "Andy have you heard about this one?"

we see one thing in the face, but we don't see what is behind it more often than not...the comic andy kaufman...so funny, yet so troubled...like many of us...we appear as a shining moon, but there is that dark side too.

j.

[Cyndy Robinson]

I love R.E.M. Now you have made me want to crank my music, lol. And everyone is still sleeping. For some reason I cannot listen to music quietly it must be loud! Thank you so much for your kind words and I am glad you enjoyed it.