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Alexandra Carr-Malcolm, earth, loneliness, moon, poetry, shadows, solace, stars, tranquility, vine
The moon and the vine.
I show the shadows of your life;
you grow, and you smother.
I hide, my shadows cover
what I ought to be.
Do you not see the chill of my light,
reality shown cold and bright?
Tranquillity is my solace,
loneliness my best friend.
Leave me to counsel the stars,
and I will leave you to clothe the earth.
© The Moon and the Vine 24/03/2012
by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Worldly Winds 
the melding of the specific and the abstract to form an idea that the reader can interpret many different ways… great poem! Evocative and alive.
Thank you. I remember writing this whilst working at Leeds University in 2003 – seems a lifetime ago, but still very relevant to me today 🙂
I really like how in this and the Swallow’s Farewell, you leave the natural open to metaphor. In this poem, the moon may be a way to describe a relationship. As in the case of the Swallows. Yet the moon, and swallow, on their own terms, aren’t being compromised to fit a metaphor. The moon is acting as the moon does — casting a shadow, a cold light. And the swallow, too, is described in it’s natural state… it’s very natural, and as I said before, ‘alive.’ Really enjoyable! We’re a part of this big orchestra of nature… and our relationships and stations in life sometimes reflect that.
Thank you! Your comments are really inspiring and help me to look at my work in an objective way. Although I am just a channel for certain emotions to arise and to be recorded on paper, (virtual or otherwise!) I am pleased to see that some of the metaphor is working the way I perceive it!
Reblogged this on Worldly Winds.
Hi, my first encounter and these left me amused :
Tranquillity is my solace,
loneliness my best friend.
Leave me to counsel the stars,
and I will leave you to clothe the earth.
beautifully penned
thank you for sharing
regards
Zara M.
Thank you very much Zara – I’m glad you appreciated it 🙂
I sure do , thank you for visiting my page and taking the time to read and like
Best wishes