The Moon at Perigee

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    The Moon at Perigee

     Lapping in the frigid sea,
    of faith and mediocrity, a blending that can never really be;
    roiling in the turgid lee of chaotic fears and animality;
    of sacred rites when patterns flee, I see: The Moon at Perigee!

    Argent in its glowing mane, silvery white reflective pane;
    casts a glow of loving light,
    that rouses longing - a full moon night; fain,
    I wish to bask in its glow, its magic rays race the warm heart flow,
    that brings me to peace again;
    whence does glittering rains of light to please,
    with: The Moon at Perigee?

    As it gathers light, absorbs its might,
    from the soothing sun, an orb in perehelion,
    miles from Earth at apogee,
    to sling shot back to hill and dale
    where all humans run, I exult, even  in the vale
    and in majestic mountains ease;
    illumines every tract of sapient land
    Oh: The Moon at Perigee.

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    christliked commented on The Moon at Perigee

    09-24-2009

    I loved your poem with its smooth soothing lines, I saw a light and smelled the mountain air what an experience thank you for the Ad
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    Kallen

    09/27/2009

    christlike, thank you. what does "thank you for the Ad" mean. Am glad poem did for you what it did. Kallen

    lightcourier commented on The Moon at Perigee

    07-13-2009

    Liked this. Left me thinking what or whom is the moon so radiated by the sun. The eliptical orbit at once far and distant and another hot and burning. So much like faith through that sun. Ebbing and returning. Excellent work. Thanks!
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    Kallen

    07/13/2009

    lightcourier, Thank you very much for your comments. And it appears you have read beyond the words themselves (merely a courier)to see the Someone I am talking about. This is encouraging to me! thank you again, Kallen

    corrin commented on The Moon at Perigee

    07-04-2009

    its a really good poem, i like how the rhyming is consistent and you dont lose a beat. i dont know what perigee is, but its a really beautiful poem. i give u 6 thumbs up. lol even tho i only have 2
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    Kallen

    07/04/2009

    corrin, Thank you corrin! I have been thinking anything (including poems) that talks about the moon would be considered passe'in this know-it-all age. But thanks to you and trocka7 I may be wrong. Appreciate the praise. Also, anyone who composes poetry is a thinker of the deep and worthwhile kind so words like perihelion, apogee, and perigee are easily found in the dictionary. For my poem they help carry it's meaning! Thank you again! Kallen

    trocka7 commented on The Moon at Perigee

    07-04-2009

    Beautiful imagery!! I love the moon and this poem captured its beauty...thanks for sharing this!
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    Kallen

    07/04/2009

    7/4/09 Trocka7, Hello and thank you for comments on my poem. What does the nom de plume "Trocka7" mean to you? I was prepared for negative comments at best and constructive criticism at the least; you appear to like The Moon at Perigee. I say what I do because the moon has not been something that has captured "modern" age imaginations nor produced the feelings the moon was able to in previous generations; so, I am honored you like my original poem here! Do you have some poems on this Website I can read? Even better can we become OP friends by you sending me a friend request here? warm regards, Kallen

    A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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