Sickle Moon

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Poem by: hullabaloo22

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Status: Finished | Genre: Poetry | House: Booksie Classic

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Submitted: December 16, 2017

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Sickle Moon

Sharp and thin

you’re hanging there,

slicing through

You’re glowing

with a coldness,

slashing through

the night sky;

millions of tiny

stars stand guard;

ready to follow

should you say go.

Cruel and beautiful,

enough to take

my breath away.

You kill me

with your

presence.

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Nika2021

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:17am

There is a stark beauty here...in this poem...
Maybe your best that I have read...
The moon looks odd this year as if the Earth has tilted...The sickle rests on its side..at the bottom of the moon from my vantage point..

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:25am

Thanks for that, Nika!

Mike S.

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:34am

I never thought of the moon this way, excellent, Hull!

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:45am

The night before last there was this curved, shining sliver of moon in the sky; that's where this came from. Thanks for reading, Mike!

moa rider

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:36am

The evocative moon eh, Mama Hullabaloo! Brings out all sorts of emotions for different people. I think the new moon is a smile. Usianguke

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 11:47am

I love the moon, Moa, but on that particular night it looked like a pale sharp sickle blade. Thanks for reading.

Sue Harris

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 1:45pm

A chilling sickle moon with its army of tiny stars... wonderful atmospheric and evocative poem Hully. Brilliant.

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 1:47pm

Thanks, Sue. The night before last it was up in my sky!

jaylisbeth

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 2:41pm

Wow! Such a beautiful and mysterious poem, Hully. I liked it very much. It had that mystical feel to it. Very well done.

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Sun, December 17th, 2017 4:56am

Thanks so much, jaylisbeth. Glad you enjoyed it.

Dr. Acula

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 5:29pm

Spectacular :D
I love the cold strait to point, brutal matter of fact, beautiful honesty..
you captured the moment perfectly.

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Sun, December 17th, 2017 4:57am

Thanks, Doc; a couple of nights ago, there it was just sitting in the sky.

Jeff Bezaire

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Sat, December 16th, 2017 8:42pm

A wonderful poem, Hully! Love the characterization you give the sky's family - be it the moon is a commander and the stars its soldiers, or the moon is a beacon and the stars its followers. Interesting to look upon the moon and see its ugliness, as well. Most people only see the beauty in the moon, but there is a dark side to everything and the moon hides its dark side in the night sky. Nicely done!

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Sun, December 17th, 2017 4:59am

Yeah, I actually love the moon, Jeff, but a couple of nights ago it looked so thin, so sharp, it felt like there was a real danger to it. Thanks for reading.

Tom Allen714

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Sun, December 17th, 2017 3:04am

Very Nice Hull, a simple moon can have a lot to say...Tom...

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Sun, December 17th, 2017 5:02am

Thanks, Tom. Glad you enjoyed the read. I guess it was saying that something so often seen as beautiful can have it's more threatening side too.