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Oh Moon

August 23, 2010
By BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Oh Moon,
Oh bright, bright Moon,
How can you move me so,
When you are many hundreds of miles away?
Your terrible beauty creeps
Through the night,
Pure as a cold mountain spring.

Sometimes I look upon your distant splendor,
And I find myself upon you.
I look about myself,
at the dust and the rocks that are gray as ash,
and marvel at how different you are when close.
The I turn toward the horizon,
and see a sight that takes my breath away.
The Earth.
I stare at this wondrous orb
That is made up of swirls of blue, green and white.
Stare until my eyes sting and I am forced to blink.
And I am back where I was,
Looking upon your far-away face.

Oh Moon,
Oh bright, bright Moon,
The Earth, with its constant change and possibilities,
Is infinitely more beautiful than you.

© Vanessa M., Glendale, AZ

The author's comments:
I was looking at the moon one night, and it was so bright, it was almost blinding. Then I just had to write this.
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HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Oct. 7 2011 at 8:17 pm
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Wow. Im. amazed. :) that was fantastic and brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:53 pm
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Thanks! It's sort of like how I think trees are much prettier than emeralds.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:16 pm
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Wow, this is really good and original! I love how you start with admiring the moon and then change to earth. :)
b_gomez114 BRONZE said...
on Jul. 28 2011 at 11:24 pm
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this is great; kudos for the way you use your language to make the moon more than just an object, as you speak to it
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on Jul. 20 2011 at 8:28 pm
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I agree with Garnet77; you took something common and made it infinitely unique.
Garnet77 PLATINUM said...
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This is really good! I love poems that just describe something that's so common, and you did a wonderful job of it. :)
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I agree with "thewriteidea" - you turned the moon into something almost magical! I love picturing this scenario in my mind. My interpretation is that you're so intrigued by the moon until you're turned around to see the earth. Seeing the earth makes you realize the moon distances itself because it cannot compete with the earth's beauty. Even if I got it all wrong, your writing skill is all RIGHT. :) Great imagery!
thewriteidea DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 3 2010 at 2:05 pm
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very well written! you have a fabulous way of describing something. you make the moon, which seems to simple and mundane, sound so powerful and almost magical.

check out some of my work, too if you'd like. keep writing!