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Winter Moon

Ellen Eaton

Your silver light cascades into my room
waking me
Cold and beautiful...distant, yet somehow intimate
What do you see?
Seemingly indifferent, you silently observe my world
with apathy
All the while, your timeless travel through the night
inspires humanity
As poetry, prayer, music and song, is dedicated to
your mystery
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme ABCBDBEBFB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 309
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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Ellen Eaton

Writing thoughts into poetry, what a wonderful way to keep thoughts and events from flitting away. As a jewelry designer and long time antique jewelry dealer, poetry gives me a moment to pause from all of that, which, though tremendously fun and rewarding, can overtake everything. Sitting back for a moment to write about my life in poetry form keeps things in perspective. And especially now, as I lost my beloved husband so recently. He was my heart, my soul, my greatest love and my best friend. Everything I did was magic in his eyes. I've lost my most loyal fan. But I'll catch up with him soon enough, what a reunion that will be! more…

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