A poet,
dismissed from Heaven,
trees truth
and climbs
to embrace its light.
But falls into the past.
Sips moonlight
with Li Po
in the world river.
The silent, silvery flux
reveals goddesses of peace
birthing heavenly fish.
Copyright 2017 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Sylvia Plath lodged “on the pitched reefs of nightmare” in her poem, Lorelei, yet before the end, she also glimpsed “great goddesses of peace” in the “flux of silver.” Perhaps she had read of Li Po, who was said to have drowned trying to embrace the moon in a river.
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Awesome poem.
Loved it
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Thank you.
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“The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.”
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Nice. I like this one, too:
“The moon, like a flower
In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.”
William Blake.
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Reblogged this on Ace Social Media & Friends News and commented:
Another great post Brenda … Ian ⭐️😊😊
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Thanks, Ian!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
OOOOH—THIS IS SOOOOOO GOOD! HER FLIGHTS OF FANTASMAGORICAL PHRASES ARE FIRST-RATE!
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Thanks, Jonathan!
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A stunning poem…Hope you had a dazzling Easter with heaps of fun, treats and amusements flourishing! embraces
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Thanks. Easter was a lovely day with my family and friends. XOXO
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It could be a poem translated from an ancient poet. It’s a wonder of beauty, and a beauty of wonder.
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Thanks, Resa. I frosted it with a few words from better poets than me. Is that cheating? 🙂
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No, because you are learning from them. When you have finished learning, then you will know you are as great or better. In the meantime, you rock poetry quite wonderfully!
Hmm, perhaps if they were alive, they might borrow some of your delicious frosting. 😀 😀
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LOL As if, but thanks! 🙂
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A lovely poem.
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Thank you!
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pretty, pretty. p.s. what are the odds that my post today is called, ‘flux?’
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No way!
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Excellent! 🌹🌹🌹
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Thank you!
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Nicely expressed and we all were enchanted by the Full Pink Moon in April, Brenda! I am at library ostensibly to get rid of emails but saw this and could not resist.
13,500 emails and “be gone!”
Hope you had a lovely Easter with lots of fun, treats and games abounding! hugs xoxo
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13,500 emails! I turned off my email notifications for everything, because I got hundreds every day, and I couldn’t keep up. That’s how I miss so much. But what else can I do? We did have a lovely Easter, as we always do, thanks to some neighbors we love. 🙂 XOXO
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The line “dismissed from heaven” really got me! Great stuff!
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Thanks! That’s how they described Li Po, as God-Poet who’d been dismissed from heaven. 🙂 I liked it.
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We could do with the Goddess of Peace right now.. ❤ xxx
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Absolutely. I think she’s already working for us.
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🙂 Yes… I have the greatest of Faiths she is.. 🙂
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