Moonrise

14 August 2021 Saturday Poetry Prompt: the wild natural

The moon barges into the night — a skinned bloodied breast lunges over the world — nipple turned far, far away from the mouth — languor and replenishing eyeball glares at a dark face — can attention really be spilt this way?

stripped and painted — and the fore-shortened arc begins its slide almost as soon as revealed — can I crawl into your pocket –I want to be able to hide — like you

a whole gasping performance of spluttering indifference — a descent into realization — a panic — pulling the earth out of a moon red — trips to the seismic identity of belonging to the trees — oak willow ash elm —

then openings — a split a redundant ache — melting into the grass — as if bleeding out into the harsh hard of silver.

J.D. Harms 2021

Prompt:

A version of above poem was originally published as a reflection-demonstration on editing processes. For today’s prompt, I want you to drift into magic, into the transformative power of becoming more animal, more wild and responsive to nature. Bring your lust and light; be savage and sensual. Tag me in it.

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