Starlight Inkwells


                             StarGazing Rabbit
                    @jasonlimberg

The April moon sits
on the tip of a pine
and waits for love sonnets
to wing their way into her grace.

A lone hare watches from
her theater of moss not sure
if she will be introduced
as apothecary or fertile.

With a sigh the wind makes
a northern turn suggesting
lovers will deliver poems
inked in various shades of blue.

©Susie Clevenger 2019

Note on my reference to the hare as an apothecary:
The moon rabbit is, simply put, the markings on the moon
that look like a rabbit pounding in a pestle.

NaPoWriMo 2019

Real Toads ~ Art Flash! in April

Comments

Kerry O'Connor said…
I like your references to the hare as apothecary and as fertility symbol. A lovely poem, Susie.
Sherry Blue Sky said…
This is so wondrous. Just gorgeous. And I love the hare drawing!
Ellecee said…
I read this poem as gentle and lovely. Whimsical and so on,,, :-)
Sherry Blue Sky said…
This is absolutely gorgeous. I love it! Especially the lovers delivering poems.
tonispencer said…
I like the thoughts of the surroundings being a theatre. The Native Americans do have a rabbit moon moon as well but it marks the time of the rabbits being adult and plentiful. Rabbits and hares are interesting critters.
Sanaa Rizvi said…
OOh this is absolutely stunning, Susie!❤️ I love " poems inked in various shades of blue."❤️
Isadora Gruye said…
For me, this poem captures the moment of a very small creature awaiting very big things, no matter the outcome. You strike an anxious but calm tone with your lyrical imagery. I especially loved the apothecary reference....I had not know about this. Thanks for posting.
Jim said…
Very nice, Susie. I began the wait also. And thank you too, for the apothecary hare explanation.
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WildChild47 said…
this is equally bewitching and bedazzling Susie, yet as others have noted, calm, gentle, with just the right hint of the tension, in waiting --- the idea of Hare as apothecary and/or fertile is intriguing, and I really like how you have woven her into this tapestry. It's a lovely intro stanza that casts a twitching spell.
Fireblossom said…
Oh wow! You and Linda both did Moon Rabbit, which I love and I didn't think many westerners were aware of. We always hear about the MAN in the moon, but I like the Moon Rabbit with his little mortar and pestle better. There's also a lady but i forget her name.
Oh, I do like the apothecary reference!
Kim M. Russell said…
You set the scene well, Susie, with the moon on the tip of a pine, and I love the image of the lone hare who could apothecary or fertile.
Margaret said…
I like the idea of a rabbit in the moon - seems more natural!