Moon jellies drift,
pulsing and aglow,
in between
water and air.
A ballet of stingers
orbits the solitary
reaches of the great
oceans.
Do they call the moon
their father?
Or search for its reflection
on churning waves?
Did the moon
create them,
adding its spark of
divine?
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I found these beautiful Moon jelly fish (Aurelia aurita) at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. This poem is for NaPoWriMo. Have a magical week!
Warmly, Brenda
25 thoughts on “Moons”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
I love your wonderings on Jelly fish, I wonder about them too, they’re such peculiar delicate creatures. Love your image too, wonderfully blue! 🙂
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Thanks, Suzy. 🙂
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Your poem is divine!
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Thanks, Resa. 🙂
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Your poem and floating moons are magical!
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Thank you!
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Oh they are so beautiful… they even exist in Sweden, but I do not think they sting.
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Their sting is very mild, unlike the sea nettle. Thanks for stopping by.
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Hope your week is magical too, Brenda.
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Thanks, Cynthia!
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Moon jellies – lovely image!
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Thanks!
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A splendid poem about a very sneaky subject that used to terrify us when we came across them in the water as their sting is nasty.
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I’ve been stung more than once by more than one species. It hurts!
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Wonderful poem and magical creatures, Brenda.
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Thanks!
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Beautiful creatures! They seem so ethereal. Love the poem. ❤
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Thanks. They are peaceful.
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Are you visiting there?
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Left there already. Having a flit-flit butterfly vacation, now mostly over. 😦
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Magicals moons
and lovely poem
friendly fairytales
around the moon.
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Thanks for the poem! 🙂
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It’s a little poem
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Love the poem !
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Thanks!
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