Gourmand night

oh foul gourmand night,

your shades have such an appetite;

savagely chewing bites

from our hoary moon.

oh my bitten moon,

you shan't grieve,

 your pale crescent is our relief

with milky beams of yours,

you solace the tumultuous roars

of an old man's wars.

Reviews

[Jeannette Lunete]

Beautifully penned poem. Your writing style is quite alluring.I enjoyed it a lot. Well done! :)

[Latifa]

thank you pretty Jeannette

[Jeannette Lunete]

You're welcome stunning Latifa :)

[Pryde Foltz]

you shan't grieve,
your pale crescent is our relief

A beautiful write, Latifa. I see to with this one and Envy that you too are exploring the deadly sins.

[Latifa]

thank you for the read Pryde, I would love to write more about the deadly sins, I find them very intresting

[Pryde Foltz]

They construct the ego, that is for sure.

[Baby Ricochet]

This is a good combination of mystery and word play. Excellent work.

[Jamil Isimbabi]

just written poems and shell shocked at how much imagery you create from just reading the words. nice poem.

[Leslie Philibert]

Indeed a fine poem, one of the best from Latifa ; admire the centrality of the theme, the organic imagery, then the critical last line that makes me think of Bush and Blair..

[Sami Khalil]

A wonderful write Latifa. You amaze us with your burgeoning talent...Bravo.................

[Latifa]

thank you for your wonderful review Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly...:).......

[Avinash]

An ode to moon. An ultimate fascination of both, men and women. Loved reading it, specially when it is hard to see moon where I am these days, being surrounded by concrete jungle.

[Latifa]

thank you Avinash

[wordman]

reminds me of a boris Karloff movie

[Mary Bosworth]

Very well drawn and quite complex tale written with inimitable style and ease. I loved this piece

[Alfred Kukitz]

I can only say each time I read your poems what a beautiful mind and soul you are. Don't ever stop writing!

[Latifa]

thank you Alfred very much for your encouraging reviews.