He got tired of waiting to see beyond her veil,
so chases her instead, with fire at his heels.
She only runs away because white mists obstruct
the sacred side of the moon.
The fiery dawn left too soon.
Author notes
11.04.08
Vaughn.
Prompt: waiting for the moon
A contest entry
- 30-40 words of Brilliance #28 by AutumnGypsy.
550 points, ended November 6, 2008, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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What a great take on the prompt here, I felt the emotion that went into this piece. Best to you in the contest

