Saturday, February 16, 2019

intimidating on what the future holds

                                                                    Author Christine from Vienna, Austria
Image: The moon as clear as it gets (here)

Reflecting on:  
'what if the moon disappeared tomorrow?' 

shocking waves of wonder 
intimidating on what the future holds
fears swirling across all asunder
as wide as the universe to unfold

can man on the moon find a transit
an abode to smile from and muse
where will the owl pine all of his wit
a let down on young lovers of such abuse

perhaps a lot of seriousness on others
targeting other planets to quench the thirst
a race to colonize Mars the first bother
to perfect time travel a reality first

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13 comments:

  1. JimFebruary 16, 2019 at 4:51 PM

    This was a fun read, Hank. I too would worry about the (young) lovers finding their moods but more so yet the poor "man on the moon find(ing)" himself some new resting place. For sure he would miss a showplace like the moon affords.
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  2. Magaly GuerreroFebruary 16, 2019 at 5:34 PM

    The loss would certainly be chaos for all. So many and so much would feel lost without the pull. And like your poem suggests, at the end, it would probably start a search... for something else.

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  3. tonispencerFebruary 16, 2019 at 8:22 PM

    No moon, no ocean. A very sad missing of the tides.

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  4. Kim M. RussellFebruary 17, 2019 at 1:40 AM

    I think we are all afraid of what the future has to hold these days, Hank, more than ever before. I hope the man in the moon won’t be pulled into oblivion with humankind.

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  5. Anmol (HA)February 17, 2019 at 3:53 AM

    You bring to life the chaos on a personal, emotional, collective, and technological levels all together into this fantastical miasma.
    I really liked this bit: "an abode to smile from and muse/where will the owl pine all of his wit/a let down on young lovers of such abuse".

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  6. Pat HattFebruary 17, 2019 at 4:24 AM

    Sure would leave many up the creek

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  7. Sanaa RizviFebruary 17, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    The mere idea of no moon sends shivers down my spine. Excellent write, Hank!

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  8. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 17, 2019 at 5:29 AM

    No moon, no tides. And what about the werewolves?

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  9. Debi SwimFebruary 17, 2019 at 6:43 AM

    "and muse
    where will the owl pine all of his wit" wonderful sentence

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  10. brudbergFebruary 17, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    I really love the way you describe the owl and forlorn lovers.

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  11. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 17, 2019 at 11:08 AM

    Ha, we dont deserve another planet to destroy after fouling this one so badly. Good one, Hank. I especially love the owl.

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  12. MarianFebruary 18, 2019 at 3:11 PM

    Ah, I love the questions of the second stanza!

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  13. Susie ClevengerFebruary 18, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    Oh what a moon frenzy we'd find ourselves in if it disappeared.

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