I'm not sure how much mileage the "___ Moon" concept has, the moon is
a powerful, prehistoric symbol for a multitude of things -- but that's
just what makes the very word a tough customer. I sometimes tire of
García Lorca's constant use of it, even though he is ingenious.
same way, here the poem itself is very beautiful, but as a 'series' it
feels repetitive in both form & image. but the individual
nature-moments in all of these are lovely.
KS
2008/5/22 sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]>:
> Flower Moon
>
> May Moon, Milk moon, you hide
> in the rain. Meadows are wild
> with lupine, columbine and phlox.
> Tulips and violets open their hearts.
>
> It is time to plant the corn. Young
> squirrels practice mating in the garden,
> all four in a tumble of spring, taking
> turns being boy, being girl. Flower Moon,
>
> this year you bring sorrow, and pain. Old
> friends fade; old knees complain of the rain.
> Corn Planting Moon, sixty times I have slept
> beneath you. Milk Moon, smile on me.
>
> ***************
>
> *May 19, 9:11 p.m. EDT —* *Full Flower Moon. *Flowers are abundant
> everywhere. It was also known as the Full Corn Planting Moon or the Milk
> Moon. Since the moon arrives at apogee less than 12 hours later, this will
> also be the smallest full moon of 2008. In terms of apparent size, it will
> appear 12.3 percent smaller than the full moon of Dec. 12.
> *http://www.space.com/spacewatch/080118-ns-moon-names.html*
> --
>
>
> ~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^=
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