Full Moon . Poetry
Aware
On January 24, 2016 by Speranza
Slowly the moon is rising out of the muddy haze,
Divesting herself of her golden shift, and so
Emerging white and exquisite; and I in amaze
See in the sky before me, a woman I did not know
I loved, but there she goes, and her beauty hurts my heart;
I follow her down the night, begging her not to depart.
—D.H. Lawrence
“Aware” was first published in Lawrence’s book “Love Poems and Others“
(Duckworth and Co., 1913)
According to EarthSky website “The January 2016 full moon counts the second full moon after the December solstice. In North America, we often call this full moon the Wolf Moon, Snow Moon or Hunger Moon.” Perfect poem to go with this image.
Thank you so much!
And, I deeply prefer the notion of a ‘Lady in the Moon’also …
Cred to the photographer HWT – it’s really a super shot :>