By the time the
Frost Moon lights the
Northern Bay, the
gemstone leaves have
dropped toward Earth,
and their branches—
bare and naked—
glitter in the long,
dark night,
like diamonds
*
To spot you in the rough of
winter, love,
I’ve mined through meadows full
of avalanche and
ruin,
breathing crystal clouds of strength
and fret into the cold,
sharp air,
never doubting for
a moment that
your spirit soon
will bloom here,
where flakes of sky (in shapes)
of flowered snowfall lift
my hollowed heart,
drifting to and
fro
about me,
calling life back to
the dead
and lost
and gone of me (and of)
my frozen,
shattered essence—
resting only for
a moment on my
numb,
flushed cheeks,
as if a kiss
of this
December storm turned
soft
and docile in
the sun’s apricity
and promise, for
any touch from you—
the swift,
brisk brush of
squall and snowflake down
my labored,
tattered backbone—
is enough for me
to understand
-to know-
.:to trust:.
(that you)
exist
*
If I could keep
these fragile beads of sky
from melting,
(if I)
could catch them in a bottle like
I do the
fireflies of June, I
could sort your soul
(out of a)
crowd of frosted auras—
sow you as a
.:snowdrop seed:. and
grow you as my
own small Arctic snow angel,
perhaps,
in this fallow field where
dormant dreams and
brumal violets bud
despite
a sleeping world that pays no
mind to all the
beauty here
in waiting
*
I can feel you in
the presence of
the Frost Moon—
in its ephemeral passage
(through)
the ice veil of
the night—and
I shall not give up (for)
I do not know how to:
I’ll sift and
shovel through the
wreck of winter and
its chaos,
I’ll outrun day-loss (chase)
the sands of your
.:and my own:. time,
for underneath this lunar,
pale blue lantern,
ice-crystals appear as
moondust…
I’ll spot
-I’ll catch-
I’ll get to love you soon, I know—
✨YOU✨:
my diamond in the
evanescent
Frost Moon rough
*
-Gina C. 🧚♀️✨
About the Creator
Gina C.
Poet | Author | Architect of Worlds
Sowing stories rooted in culture, origin, metamorphosis, resilience, language & love via fantasy, myth, magical realism & botanical prose
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH4 days ago in Critique
Comments (55)
Who’s chopping onions beneath the northern lights? This one had me ready to grab a crossbow and hug my own Shadow!
ice-crystals appear as moondust… beautiful poetry
Oh, this is so compelling, I wanted it to go on!
Breathtaking poem - really enjoyed it! Congrats!
Wow, this is incredible! Congratulations on runner up!
Congratulations on Runner Up - Well Deserved!!!
Stunning poetry, Gina! Congratulations!
Awesome and so beautiful. A well deserved placement in the challenge Congratulations
Stunner of a poem Gina! Arrestingly beautiful. Congrats on your placing second in the challenge!
Beautifully written, Gina. Congratulations!
Yay!!! Congrats, Gina! So very well deserved!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Back to say congratulations on placing! There were many beautiful entries.
"my diamond in the evanescence".. such a tremendously heartfelt poem, in awe of your writing.
Congratulations! Such a wholesome read 💖😃
I liked how you started off simple, and then it developed into more magnificent and sophisticated word play. Wow, this line ‘ To spot you in the rough of winter, love, I’ve mined through meadows full of avalanche and ruin’ {{ its like you’re using the earths natural disaster as a way to describe failed attempts at finding love… or perhaps… recognising true love. As I get down to here ‘ to understand -to know- .:to trust:. (that you) exist ‘ {{ I am blown away at how closely linked you are to the earth and its changing season —that you also become it —that you can relate back to us exactly what being inside the body but sensitive to its sensation is all about. Most of us are out of touch with the body, most of us can’t tell one limb from the other because life has chewed us up. But reading this born is very close to a rebirth. Deeply healing. ‘ a .:snowdrop seed ‘ oh my word. This is so original so mind blowing how our human brains can come up with things like these. I quite like that idea, ‘… grow you as my own small Arctic snow angel’ {{ oh how I wish we could do this, you have me here in dreamland even though I am fully awake. ‘ for underneath this lunar, pale blue lantern, ice-crystals appear as moondust’. {{{ at this point, I will close my lips and withdraw my fingers because this just made me speechless. Oh the amount of work that must’ve gone into this. This piece was magical and humbling, oh how we don’t appreciate the beauty around us enough. A huge well done to you for this piece and congratulations for your 3rd place win under most discussed stories on this weeks leaderboard 🎉🎊🎉🤗♥️
Back to say congratulations on placing third for most discussed stories! Well done!
Wow! Congratulations on winning the third place for The Most Discussed story this week🎉✨ Incredibly written ✨
Wonderful work 👌
I love poems and I've yet to try. Reading yours gave me hope, thank you!
Stunning, Gina! This had such a wonderful ebb and flow to it! Really beautiful lines and imagery throughout! Congrats on Top Story!
Interesting lines
This was absolutely wonderful! Loved your poem!
This a magnificent poem, Gina! Congrats on the TS!
Congratulations on top story.