Full moon at Midnight
Aspen Marie's - First Prompt - Challenge Yourself!
I love to walk late at night
when the full moon reigns high
and the world is almost silent
the atmosphere takes on a hushed tone
an almost sacred quality
when one can hear the crickets chirp
and the night creatures spill their secrets.
The trees hum peacefully...
Finally they can think and dream
The air feels suspended, as if the world is holding its breath.
Even distant sounds - an owl’s call, a rustle of leaves - seem softened, reverent.
The air might carry a chill that brushes the skin like silk. There's a clarity to it, as if each breath is distilled from mountain springs of pure air.
Moonlight spills across the landscape, turning everything...trees, rooftops, even puddles...into silhouettes of silver. Shadows stretch long and deep, yet lack menace.
Clouds drift lazily, across the moon’s face. They don’t obscure it, but rather soften its glow, giving it a haloed mystique.
Thicker clouds, when present, become dramatic canvases. The moon backlights them, illuminating their edges in radiant white while their underbellies remain dark and brooding.
Sometimes, the clouds seem to move with purpose - slow, deliberate, like ancient spirits crossing the sky. Other times, they swirl gently, caught in unseen currents.
I am one with the night, the sky and the silence.
A few laps around the midnight field
And the moon accompanies me safely back home.
Goodnight...Dear Moon.
Thanks for the gift of you.
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Aspen's prompt.
About the Creator
Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
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Comments (13)
Awesome!!! Loved your inspirational poem!!!❤️❤️💕
Meaningful, uplifting, comely work! I will never quite look at the moon the same again! Your perspectives are such a gift to humanity! Go gurl! 💪🏾😱☺️
Omgggg!! This was soooo beautiful, your photos and your poem!!
Good job and after reading it I felt that I was walking at night too.
I found this so soothing to read!
Delightful walk under the moon. I do that a lot too, so healing.
This is so eloquently worded. Each line and each paragraph flows naturally to construct an aura of thrilling calm and beauty. You are a fine poet, Antoni.
This is so beautiful! I love seeing your moon and the way it covers you in its beauty. My heart feels full from the authenticity of your perspective. <3
This is beautiful. I love the imagery, so vivid I felt for a moment like I was there. I work for a public park, as a night guard. And I’m often out in the woods or the open fields, alone after dark and there’s a peace and comfort to that which I can hardly describe, but you captured the feeling perfectly. Great job, masterful poem here.
Oh my, where is this? I want to escape into the picture 😍 Oh antoni, I remember an earlier piece of yours that I've read. Can you remember it? I think it had birds and it was oh so colourful. Maybe it didn't have birds but I think that's the first one I've read. You were so present in this piece, I could feel it. You were your full self, and that energy was what reminded me of that piece. The first bit, started off slowly, this was where you started to creep in. But not quite at the doorway. Then the lengthening of the sentences that follows... Naturally I've fallen in love with this piece. It did such a great job at making me feel as though I was there. 'Good night Dear moon Thanks for the gift of you.' poetically beautiful and quite capable of bringing anyone to tears. ❤️🤗
I have not walk under the moonlight in a long time but this was like I was. Thank you for writing this beautiful poem.
I loved this walk with you and the images it conjures
I can almost feel you melting into the moon there. Loved the descriptions, Antoni.