The Silent Moon

Oh Moon, how you are romanticized

In the darkness, a beacon of light

You captured the hearts and minds of men

You glow with myst’ry, your light is thin

 

The artist has cause to flatter you

As she portrays your soft, cool beauty

You are depicted above the seas

Causing its waves to shimmer with life

 

As lovers unite in the darkness

You set the stage for passionate love

Your mellow light lends us your blessing

As old friends bond ‘round the bonfire

 

Your gentle light dares not to judge us

As our party runs throughout the night

You hover above the city lights

Man and nature combined in beauty

 

How can we so soon forget the rest?

Can we objectively call you blessed?

Are you blind to our pain and misery?

Or are you just cold and complacent?

 

You were there in the Inquisition

Your light did reveal our agony

You were silent during the Great War

When the whole world cried out in terror

 

As the flesh burned from the innocent

You were in the sky over Salem

In the nights of our deepest despair

You still hung in the sky…silent…unmoved

 

Maybe you’re only a hunk of rock

Without benevolence nor malice

Perhaps we can now just face the truth

That we are the ones who gave you life

Reviews

[Farrah]

Good poetry ! A great writer writes good poetry and you are one of the greatest writers even though you said you just started!

[T.S. Claus]

Have to admit for whatever reason I was skeptical at first glance, but after I started reading I really enjoyed it. Amazing work!

[Julia Mars]

Wow! You're just new to poetry.
That was spectacular dude!

[Jesse Booker]

Thank you very much!

[Julia Mars]

My pleasure!

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the poem about the moon.
"You were there in the Inquisition
Your light did reveal our agony
You were silent during the Great War
When the whole world cried out in terror"
Your description strong and true. I like the honest ending to the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[SecretAgentBriBri]

Very deep, I like the last four line :D

[Jesse Booker]

Thank you very much!

[Anahat]

wow...this was something beautiful :)
You summed it up so well...
loved the last two lines :)
Keep writing

-Love Anahat :)

[Jesse Booker]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.