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Observations from the Garden

Gathering Moonshine

Posted on July 23, 2013 by The Course of Our Seasons

stacked on the eastern ridge
cloud upon cloud upon cloud
a cozy featherbed for the lazy full moon
her glow drifts down
softest eider from her starry quilt
come and bring your best basket
we are off to the meadow
to gather the glimmering moonshine
and string the pearled beads
of opalescent constellations
to braid in our hair

19 thoughts on “Gathering Moonshine”

Pamela on July 24, 2013 at 7:25 pm said:

Beautifully visual poem. I too love the bit about braiding constellations in our hair, Kathleen.

Pamela

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KATiE MiA FredericK! on July 24, 2013 at 6:02 pm said:

It was a most special moon a day or two ago…
I saw it too…

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Beth Winter on July 24, 2013 at 10:34 am said:

beautiful, Kathleen. I love the night sky and you personified it wonderfully

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BeingMama on July 24, 2013 at 8:41 am said:

Luscious and grand!

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nico on July 24, 2013 at 8:26 am said:

Skipping through the meadows gathering moonshine–lovely work, pure poetry.

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pandamoniumcat on July 24, 2013 at 1:05 am said:

Gosh lovely…oh to string pearl beads made of constellations…nice! 🙂

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ramblingsfromamum on July 24, 2013 at 12:06 am said:

one of those reads where you simply smile and sigh- thank you

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1emeraldcity on July 23, 2013 at 11:28 pm said:

Simply gorgeous!

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claudia on July 23, 2013 at 11:11 pm said:

and string the pearled beads
of opalescent constellations
to braid in our hair…. there’s something so intimate in this….

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Waltermarks on July 23, 2013 at 9:14 pm said:

That really was lovely, quite picturesque. Thanks,

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lovemorestudio on July 23, 2013 at 8:34 pm said:

Lovely– the last 5 lines are great, read almost as their own poem. Enjoyed ~peace, Jason

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Grace on July 23, 2013 at 7:27 pm said:

Love the visual of gathering the glimmering moonshine & stringing the pearled beads ~

And so timely too ~

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cloudfactor5 on July 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm said:

An enjoyable romp
“to gather the glimmering moonshine
and string the pearled beads
of opalescent constellations
to braid in our hair” and of course since I’m cloudfactor5
what’s not to love about
“cloud upon cloud upon cloud”
truth be told I actually enjoy gathering the other type of moonshine,
that drinkable fire-water type!! Your title really wet my whistle!!

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ebbtide on July 23, 2013 at 6:19 pm said:

so beautiful, Kathleen! was that the moon from last night? I saw it setting this morning when I was out with the dogs and it was just gorgeous

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Mary on July 23, 2013 at 6:09 pm said:

Truly lovely writing…. Really like ” softest eider from her starry quilt ” — nothing could be more comfortable and comforting.

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Laurie Kolp on July 23, 2013 at 6:03 pm said:

such lovely images, Kathleen, especially a cozy featherbed for the lazy full moon…

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poetaflor on July 23, 2013 at 5:37 pm said:

Great image of constellation braids

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brian miller on July 23, 2013 at 5:11 pm said:

ah this is lovely kathleen…a little nighttime picnic under the stars…love the stringing of the constellations in the hair….

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artsifrtsy on July 23, 2013 at 5:07 pm said:

Beautiful – I love how visual your prose is.

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