What is the meaning of the moon?
Beyond its purpose,
at night to see-
Give plague or curse or lunacy,
Or just mere lovers' melancholy?
Nay, to each his own interpretation be:
soft light for brooding romance,
or symbol of sacred monstrance-
a sign to look beyond what's seen?
'Tis joked that scientists acquiesced
with pilots' dreams of the immense
To surmount the dangers and
wonders of space flight
And overcome the universe's might
To test and observe, these brave men,
now astronauts called,
should tales of luminescent cheese be true,
and accepted modern theories found askew?
The joke, so goes, that once men landed,
and mere ash found upon the ground,
believers in the tale of giant sky cheese
then disbanded.
But certain disappointments
retain bitter discontent-
Why else has humankind since
returned so infrequent?
Unless it be they found their
endeavors ill-spent
and themselves malcontent?
Still, the moon seems to be
A weaver of dreams,
A symbol of hope-
A sign of the power of the One Unseen.
Most will never walk the moon's grey paths,
Nor travel into space-
But every night,
As I gaze at the light,
And wonder at its face,
I ponder the moon's true meaning.
A reflection of light, of hope,
in darkened sky
to cheer the nightly gazers by;
Or to gloomier folk-
a seemingly heartless orb
whose feeble light cannot afford
to reveal all nature's colors.
In truth,
The nature and meaning of the moon
is for dreamers to define.
And who is to say illusion,
or shadow, in the moon's shine
is anything less than constatation-
A revelation of an aspect of reality to the mind.
-Jen R. Rasavage, 3/26/2008
Author notes
Contest Option 5
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I know I'm not qualified to sign up with NASA, but I can dream, can't I?
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this is good
great interpretation of the moon and how it effects us
I am glad you won a prize for it -
This is a good write I liked it! Great take of the moon!
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This was so original ! very interesting take on the prompt. You used so many good techniques and I thought it was fantastic. The first stanza was definitly one of the best. All the best in the contest
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thisis rilly good
i hope u win the constets -
This is really beautiful! I love how you gave so many options of what the real purpose of the moon could be. The rhyming feels very natural, and I love that. It is a bit lengthy, but, surprisingly, it does not take away from the overall impact of the piece.
Very well written.
Great job
Good luck in my contest!
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A very nice connection to the moon's reflection. Great job.
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Oh this is absolutely gorgeous. I loved this poem. Thank you for entering it into my contest, your picture was lovely!!!
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HOODWINKED !!!
What an excellent treatise on that enchanting orb of the night. Your writing flows with much ease and grace.
Still, the moon seems to be
A weaver of dreams,
A symbol of hope-
A sign of the power of the One Unseen.
You have said so much with these words, I admire your depth and perception.
You have been Hoodwinked by the Poetic Bandits today because WE CARE!
Dennis
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I really liked the poem. It was very mature, but also very childlike and fantastical, which I loved. Don't we all dream about that great lump of cheese in the sky every once in a while, and wonder what it's really like up there? It's a childlike fantasy that none of us will really be able to experience, which is so sad.
It's a shame that I'm canceling the contest, this is a quality piece. Keep on writing! Continue to enter this into other contests. Maybe you'll get something out of your labor.
Sincerely,
ModernXTimes
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Nicely written. You have some great lines in here and the rhyme is done well. Best wishes and thank you for entering.
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I enjoyed reading this poem and that is different for me because any piece I've read in the past over 35 lines has been difficult for... I usually lose interest about half way through the piece and at that time lose the meaning of the write.... Short poems are my favorite, 20 lines or less, but I sometimes myself will pen out a long one.. I think this is a good one... Best wishes in the contest!!!!!!
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This is an epic ode to that great wheel of cheese in the midnight sky! Well penned! I love poems about the moon, thanks for entering your vision! Keep your pen to the page!
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I like the idea that no matter what the moon really is, still it is for dreamers to decide in the end. We poets are but weavers of dreams. I like the language you used thank you for your entry.
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I'll have to mull this one over. There are many nice lines here such as "tales of luminescent cheese" and "a seemingly heartless orb." I don't see this poem as being truly quirky, though. The language is solid but not as visual as I would like. You also forgot to put your interpretation in your author notes.
Please see what you can do, because I like it as a poem, but it's just not quite ready for this contest. Thanks for your entry. I will check back again.
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Very nice. i like it but i don't really like it, do you know what I mean? Sorry, but Not for this contest. Don't let me discourage you. try another contest!
Emma ^_^
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Constatation is the process of establishing the truth, according to the Penguin Reference Dictionary
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