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Rivulets of sweat profusely racing downwards
Justifying notions of cooling off hot on the cards
A moonlight swim is a likely option considered
Or let us just walk together in the moonlight
As darkness beckons the two young lovers
On sultry evenings of holding hands so tight
Ostensibly afraid but confidence being together
Lunar shines may not rightly be that romantic
Some may go berserk at some point in the night
That's why they are fondly referred to as lunatics
Forces unexplained but lots to do with moonlight
Dora at d"Verse , Poetics
“My God, It’s Full of Stars”
The imagery of those beautiful nights in "sweltering heat" or "sultry evenings" paint such vivid pictures, moods, alluring, even under the threat of "lunar shines"-induced mania, Hank. But all of it is the stuff of poetry, as you (and Poe's "lunatics") prove.
ReplyDeleteThe allure of the moonlight. It does seem to cast a magical spell on us humans.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I can only imagine... to me a dark night is when it goes from cold to freezing
ReplyDeleteI really love this stanza:
ReplyDeleteOr let us just walk together in the moonlight
As darkness beckons the two young lovers
On sultry evenings of holding hands so tight
Ostensibly afraid but confidence being together
I imagine it to be my partner and me, walking.
Moonlight is transforming and magical 🙌
ReplyDeleteYoung lovers can handle the heat!
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