She Doesn't Chase The Moon Anymore
Poetry on Letting Go
This is for Vocal's Light Breaks Water Challenge.
Things rest...when we don't chase them.
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Jamie used to run with net
swiping,
Trying to catch
Summer's breath
Under
The July moon.
She
laughed
So loud,
The night shirked.
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Now she sits by the pond,
Toes in the water
Watching
It
Ripple--
Silent.
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She used to ask why
The light left
Why the pond
Stayed quiet
When she held light
Tight
With her hands.
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She doesn't chase it anymore.
She knows
It touches
The water
Gently ---
When she sets
It free.
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Original story by Michelle Liew. AI tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (6)
This one exhales peace! Honestly? I think the moonβs been circling her this whole timeβ¦ just needed her to stop running. β¨
Beautiful -Really delicate and captures the essence so well π
Love the last lines , great entry for the chalenge
This is so soft and reflective. Beautiful work.
Oh wow, this was so beautiful. I loved it!
Excellent entry π