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The Moon One Night

Published by broussardlana on June 24, 2015

The harvest moon
rose in glory
against a painted sky
and all that mattered was
a moment of she an I
Oblivious I was at first
starting out in the car
The blue-eyed girl and I
never made it far
Lost there in the nineties
in a rapid flux of change
Life was not for sale
and nothing was arranged
Around us paths cut through
swamps and forest
And for the blue-eyed girl
a life full of tests
For there she was in youth
full heart and dreaming
That crazy, giant moon
hung in the sky gleaming
We were just going about,
a small insignificant trip
A miraculous and unplanned
Milky Way dip
In a converible with no roof,
oh time it was thieving
little did I think that
I would soon be leaving
The Moonstruck Moon,
loftily glowed
As we drove onward
down the road
The swamp and forest change,
the city, it would grow
The blue-eyed girl and I
How little did we know
Of celestial heavens,
quite far then so near
That harvest moon for me
will never disappear…
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  3. milliethom milliethom

    A beautiful and nostalgic poem. I thought, at first, that the blue-eyed girl was you – but I see from the comment above that it was your daughter. Some lovely imagery. 🙂

    # June 25, 2015
    • L. T. Garvin, Author L. T. Garvin, Author

      Thanks so much for the lovely compliment and for stopping by my blog and following. That moon was so incredible that night, I’ve never forgotten it. The city is Houston where my daughter still lives, so I don’t get to see her as much as I like.

      # June 25, 2015
      • milliethom milliethom

        I loved the way you describe the moon -very beautiful. I don’t write poetry myself but I enjoy reading that of others. I know you’ve written a novel, so we have that in common. I’m writing my third at the moment.
        Thank you so much for following me back. I noticed when I was on your blog earlier, we’d contacted some time ago. I’m surprised I didn’t follow you then. Ah well, better late than never… 🙂

        # June 25, 2015
        • L. T. Garvin, Author L. T. Garvin, Author

          I thought you seemed familiar. ..well its all good. Third novel, congratulations! I’m still trying to move mine but it takes more time selling one than writing one, ha ha. I am publishing a children’s book so I’m happy about that.

          # June 25, 2015
          • milliethom milliethom

            Mine haven’t been published traditionally – and I’m still trying to move them, too. I agree that promotion is very hard work. At he moment they are both eBooks, but I’m waiting for print versions from CreateSpace to be finished. I wish you every success with your children’s book.

            # June 25, 2015
          • L. T. Garvin, Author L. T. Garvin, Author

            Thank you. .it’s a first for me. Writing a book in any format is a great accomplishment and a treasure for those who come after us as a testament to history, fantasy and imagination 🙂

            # June 25, 2015
  4. reocochran reocochran

    I could see this in many different ways. It is good to leave it open-ended and open to interpretation. A sister, a male point of view of a lover or a girlfriend or ? !
    When I saw your comment about your blue-eyed daughter I saw it fall into place. This is a poignant, memory piece.

    # June 30, 2015

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