stars over kennet

Gold cherry
Pick of the Month

By JupiterMoon

Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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6 comments
 

stars over kennet

 

star lit stones

wrap around me

and i am held rapt

for a pitch-black procession

the memory of daylight

sleeping

beneath frosted ice

 

drawn down low

the cosy pelt of night

feels close enough to reach

and i want to pocket stars -

not to light my way

but because they are companions;

have always been

 

we have trod this path before

kennet water walked

between the living and the dying

hushed layers

of silt and earth hold our secrets

our wisdom, as yet unearthed

 

Certificate U
Poem
Spiritual
Nature

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

wonderful imagery in this Jupiter - thank you!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Beautiful poem. It's our Pick of the Day. Do share on social media if you can. The painting is Starry Night by Jean-François Millet and is in the public domain.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Acutely observed poem. I like your description of seeing the stars as your companions. This brought back my own memories of sleeping under the night sky.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

I enjoyed this poem, it's language creating the starlit night in such a delightful way; and worthy of Golden Cherries.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - Congratulations!

 

Submitted by celticman on

pocket stars indeed.