Written for: Sunday Muse #120

Holding a solid
gold moon, secure
in my antlers.
Luminescence like
an angel’s aura.
Humans lack
respect for the
bountiful beauty
provided them
free of cost for
all. The animal
kingdom has placed
their faith in me
to keep the moon
safe from human
exploration. Its
face must remain
in tact. It must
remain whole. I hold
a solid gold moon,
waiting.
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I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York.
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The animals will do a better job than we have. Smiles.
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Maybe they will be given that chance.
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Surely a brave endeavor that all God’s creatures could do better than man. It is so sad how destructive mankind can be. This is a beautiful poem Sara!
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Thanks so much, Carrie. It is a sad world.
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“I hold
a solid gold moon,
waiting.” — Oooh! Great.
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Thanks, q!
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If animals could speak, perhaps this is precisely what they would say! Moving poem.
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Thanks, Bev!
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So true. Humanity lacks so many things.
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And some of those things are free.
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Beautifuuly done.
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Thanks, Isaiah!
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Oh, this feels like the beginning of a tragedy or the kind of story that holds one breathless.
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Either way, I can’t lose. Thanks so much, wyndolynne!
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Hopefully, we (humans) haven’t wrecked it for the rest of nature irredeemably…
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I hope I am not here to see that take place.
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Oh, I feel sorrow and anger for the responsibility placed on this magnificent beast.
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Thanks, Susie. Hopefully he won’t always be burdened alone.
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He holds the whole moon (and the world) in his antlers …. an awesome responsibility. Nicely penned!
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Thanks, Helen!
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Probably the safest place for the moon to
be sequestered-away from humans!😊
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Absolutely!
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