La Luna (unfinished)
Had she been born under the sun
Perhaps she would have dazzled
Maybe her light would never
Have dimmed
The sky so blue
Beholden to Theia’s Light
A vast expanse filled only
With gratitude
That’s what she should have been
When the stars aligned
They had other plans
She would defy all gravity
Such majesty would be bestowed
Upon her
Her birthright was to be the moon
Mere mortals would hold her in awe
They named her
Serene
She would inure them
To the light
Her allure seduced
La luna
The moon flower
Had no choice but to bloom
In her presence
She would not sear
Burning and fierce
Simply to hide her shame
In some watery essence
No, she would rise!
The moonlight would
Be her slave
She would pull tides
Her strength would
Bring light into the
Night sky
She was born to be soft
Gentle and kind
A caress for the weary
A hug for the blind.
C.K22
John Marks
Fri 29th Jul 2022 17:44
The phases of the moon, the movement of the tides, the menstrual cycle. A concurrence or a coincidence? Lunacy used to be associated with the moon, menstruation and hysteria. Certainly, such concepts seem to coalesce around the goddess Sati, Hindu goddess of sex, also known as the “menstruating goddess.” In Greek mythology Selene is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. She is also known as Mene! (Also unfinished!)