Moon Goddess

To selene..

She had an appetite for poetry

Often she would devour a complete verse in one sitting

She told me that she favoured vowels

As they tasted sweeter

But secretly she whispered W was her favourite letter

I reasoned it was because it was a double U

 

The fragrance of the alphabet followed her

As if entranced by her word play

She would sit amongst the prose

Singing a melody as they formed freely

Rhyme always liked to meet her

Beneath the poet tree

 

They would lay a picnic of sonnets and senryu

She always brought the wine

She said that all good poems need a little lubricant

To help the flow

Then she would eat until her belly ached

And laugh until her sides did the same

 

They say that the sun was named after her

And that at night while all where sleeping

She would light her pen and write

Deep into the moonlight

Dipping into the couplets and quatrains

And as the sun arose upon her verse

You could hear softly her dulcet tones

Whispering the words carpe diem…carpe diem…

 

 

Reviews

[The Random Writings Of ..]

I did not know Selene, nor her writing, but in reading this I can imagine what a great writer she must have been. The imagery and quirkiness in this piece is wonderful. This piece flows with such eloquence and brings a bright spot into the lives of all those who knew Selene and her writing. Wonderful piece!

[Poetic Justice]

you missed one in a million ..Selene was epic..and great inspiration..

[Poetic Justice]

This P.J. is the best ode to our Selene I've ever read, you just discribe it perfectly.
We miss her indeed, and even now I quit with facebook a long time ago, and not sure to coming back... it reminds me even more of how great she was on here.

Thank you for this perfection,
And astonishing ode. xx

E.L.

[Poetic Justice]

thank you..although she is easy on inspiration!

Yes, when you read her, it's just "her" you know... no one else writes as Selene, it has a magical uniqueness.

[SkinlessFrank]

Oh how you the feeling of that soul. We miss her. We missed you too.

[Katrina Mckeown]

wow, brilliantly penned with fantastic use of imagery, very thought provoking!