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Capturing the Night

October 8, 2016
By Emily-Milay SILVER, Muncy, Pennsylvania
Emily-Milay SILVER, Muncy, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"A book is a frigate."
Emily Dickinson


I wish that I could catch the moon, steal it from the sky. But then the stars would frown at me from celestial thrones up high.

 

I wish then I could trap the stars, keep them in a jar. But only with my worn down feet I never could climb that far.

 

So I wish that I could grab the galaxies and watch them in the night. But catching all the billions would be a far-fetched plight.

 

So I wish to snatch a moon rock, her very lovely daughter, but she is much too nimble, I never could have caught her.

 

I look up into a starry sky, watching their glinting, diamond eyes. I wish to keep their beauty, steal them from afar, but then the sky would be left in painfully lonely dark.


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on Jan. 7 2020 at 12:12 am
Emily-Milay SILVER, Muncy, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A book is a frigate."
Emily Dickinson

@LeisurelySketches I'm afraid I've been absent on this site since 2016, and am just seeing your incredibly sweet comment now! Thank you endlessly for your comments, this brightened my day.

on Dec. 19 2016 at 10:57 am
LeisurelySketches GOLD, Tricity, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Your life has a limit but knowledge has none. (Zhuangzi)

Beautiful. Your poems have a lovely feel and flow, and are evocative just as nature poetry should be. This one is great at capturing imagery and emotion.