To the Moon

One I've been holding on to.

Diminishing Sun rays, softly kiss adieu
as the Sun spirits away to regions unseen;
a lonely cricket begins his song too early
for the moon to hear, its introduction
lost amongst rollicking winds.

The biting chill they bring
signals change is indeed in the air,
and the hopeful cricket sings on,
to the moon. Stars arrive, giving
the most remarkable audience
an artist could ask for.

Boisterous winds find content in gentle stillness,
quieting the rustling grass and gossiping trees;
a charcoal sky with shreds of crimson
provide a backdrop of brilliance. A grand stage
for such a tiny artist.

His song, his beacon of hope, though to the moon,
has found where I hid love away in my heart.
Buried ambitions rocket unfolded desires to the moon;
may they be charming enough to be kept.

For they have done me no good, in this lonesome heart.

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Your poetic brilliance shines through here Travis, seems to me you got up the moxy to finally take your stand on the moon and let it all hang out so to speak.....yep, it's a keeper for sure.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thanks, Frieda I almost never write about nature, so this has been sitting in my notebook for months. I'm glad it's not as bad as I thought. Lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"buried ambitions" mostly in hibernation i think...finally the weather will break...and along with it our hearts might emerge again...it has been so cold, literally and figuratively...

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

That it has, and there does come a sense of freedom as the ice melts and the chill ceases. Thank you, Jacob.

[Sami Khalil]

A cricket looking for love on the moon or as the moon in his lonesome heart chirping away at the stars...A charming poem...:).....

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thanks, Sami your visit always leave me humbled.

[Sami Khalil]

You are so welcome...:)......................

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This has a melancholy feel... something beautiful about the sadness, loneliness, and yearning...

Yet, I also felt love and peaceful solace emanate through your words....

Beautifully displayed, my friend! :)

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thank you, for those beautiful thoughts. I had my doubts about this piece, but you have lifted those feelings from my shoulders.

[Allelujah]

This is,vary beautiful ink with emotions emitting from every sentence,..amazingly displayed A Wordsmith at work

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thanks bro, your words are beyond humbling.