For David and Jen and Tony and Jersey girl
Tonight I feel more alone than the moon
overthrown by the clouds.
I take solace in the rain, the sway of the trees
being shaken out like a well loved blanket by the wind.
I know you are out there under the horizon. We’re on the same Earth.
The moon plays peekaboo with you too.
I understand how time zones float like helium balloons across the globe.
But the sky and this poem know how much I want you here.
I want to look at you
and mark how time changes you,
as it changes us.
I want to love you up close.
It’s true as you say, distance doesn’t define love, we do.
We always find each other. I look up at the sky,
just in time to see the moon sneak through the clouds.
It whispers to me in sibilance.
For a moment you come closer. Comforted by the knowledge of you,
I speak to you in trees and air.
The gray eyes of the night translates my love diction,
as the Milky Way pours itself over two lovers
swept up on a star yet to be named.
-Tosha Michelle
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Thank you. I’ll fix it xx
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This is so beautiful. 💕 💕 💕
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Thank you lovely
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Of course! 😊
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Marvelous
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Thank you xx
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My pleasure
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Simply beautiful words for today.
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Thank you 💕
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Lovely as always. (& my favorite Pink song)
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Mine too!!
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I knew you were smarter than your average bear!!! 😉
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I must be, I follow you 💕
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Ha! Touché! (Looks who’s the charmer now?!) 😊
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Bows 😌
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Lovely words
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Thanks xx
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Beautiful write full of extraordinary images. “We’re on the same Earth.” resonated with me. I remember a time when Allie and I were living apart and we used to whisper similar messages into the phone.
Great verse.
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Aww. Im so glad you two got your happy ending
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The hidden moon really sets the foundation of this piece, great description.
And I like the drifting feel I got as I read, when the planet seemed to shrink and everyone might see the same object in the sky to link them together even if they can’t be.
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Thanks for getting me
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Lovely poem and this is one of my very favorite Pink Floyd tunes. Wow, so good! 🙂
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Aww. Thank you xx
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my pleasure!x
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Love the poem, pining; pining away, with such clear rhythms and sounds I wander if he knows how lucky he is to be serenaded with such a wonderful poem. love Pink Floyd, and had several of there Lp’s including this wonderful track. Best wishes and blessings, and a big smile for you! 🙂
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Big smile back
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🙂
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Su Shi (Su Dungpo) notes, in “To the Tune of ‘Prelude to the Water Song'”that the same moon can be shared by people who are even a thousand miles apart.
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Indeed
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Very beautiful, Beautiful. ❤
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Aww thanks xx
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Xx
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Since you sang that song by the Mission, I keep thinking of songs for you to cover! How about “Love Resurrection” by Alison Moyet! Love ya Tosha! 🙂
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I don’t know it but I’ll learn it for you. Remind me if I haven’t posted it in a couple of weeks.
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Love ya, Boo. xx
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You too xo
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❤ It is well said. ❤
Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Still Another Writer's Blog.
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Aww. Thank you
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You are welcome!
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Thanks!
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When I was 13 I met a girl in school and fell in love. Family trouble took her away to Georgia. She left so quickly, we only had a moment to say goodbye. I went on with my life but I always looked at the full moon and wondered if she saw it, too. It would be 32 years before I layed eyes on her again and I loved her just as much then as I did in 1979. Your poem brought back wonderful memories. Tinged with sadness, of course.
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Wow, to be loved like thar…
Beautiful story!
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My original comment is still in moderation for some reason so again let me say thank you.
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Gosh darn it. Stupid wordpress or stupid me. I have company from out of town this week and things of been so incredibly busy. I may have just missed it
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Not a problem Tosha. 🙂 Enjoy your guests.
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Thank you xo
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THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I had to type in caps because my god – rarely do I encounter poetry that gives me heart fuzzies but this one did and from poet to poet I want to high five you so hard your hand tingles with creativity and love and connection that you never cease to write like this 🙂 Your work makes me happy
“The moon plays peekaboo with you too” – I cannot begin. I am so glad you exist and glad that you write 🙂 *Heart eyes* xxx
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I’m humbled. Thank you so much
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