A MOONLIGHT TABLEAU

Young lovers wrapped in
each other’s arms; no
harm done as they lay
in wait for day’s heat
to disappear—as
midnight sleep draws near.

Under the blanket
of stars, they whisper
wishes while stealing
kisses; they dream and
scheme of a future
as bright as the moon.

2013-05-15
P. Wanken

 

Written for Poetic Bloomings In-Form Poet: Tableau. Posted for day 74 in 100 Days of Spring – 2013.

 

CALL OF LOVE

Long after
staff have filled the pit,
written on
the stone, and
dried petals turned to powder
are lost on the wind—

drifting like
snow from a mountain’s
peak— my un-
dying love
is locked in the beauty of
the sun, moon, and stars.

2013-04-01
P. Wanken

 

Inspired by The Sunday Whirl #102: peak, powders, lost, calls, locks, pit, moon, staff, stone, after, written, and petals. Posted for day 31 in 100 Days of Spring – 2013.