Tonight, I saw the moon
Stalking me, watching me
Hiding surreptitiously.
She knows I know she’s there
She knows I do not care
Reasons for and reasons why
Curious, bold, or wee bit shy,
A game, perhaps she feels
So silently she steals
Tonight, I saw the moon.
Jordan Hege lives in a small rural town in southern Georgia where he grew up in a family of eight. Previously a carpenter, like his father, he now works in a specialty foods production business during the day, and pursues a psychology degree at night.
I like the “punch” of the last line breaking the rhyme scheme.
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Enchanting.
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Thanks for your encouraging comment
nice poem. hello to georgia.
Georgia says hello to you as well. Thanks for your comment
I love it. Very nice poem. Great personification.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Well done!
Thank you.
Love the way that you have ‘book-ended’ this wonderfully rhymed – rather mesmerizing piece, with a repeated line. And I think it is the first time I recall the moon being personified as a ‘she’. Awesome!
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Lovely poem.
Thank you
Enjoy reading this poem, Jordan. Rich imagery flowing smoothly in the rhyme scheme gives essence to the “Night Watch”. A teasing last line; powerful.
Thank you for publishing your poem.
You are welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it
The acquaintance with nature is astonishing and yet there is a tension between the person of the moon and yourself. I understand this interaction and like your rendition of it.