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If the Moon could speak

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Into an empty night time sky

a honking wedge of Geese

become a flapping silhouette

crossing the face of the Moon

whose dark side has always kept itself

to itself

whose cratered sad expression has always

seemed to be

trying to say something

very much in the same way

that tears without reason in the eyes

of a child would do

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◄ The holding back of tears and anger

Comments

Rolph David

Tue 18th Mar 2025 16:03

Dear Tom,
The way you portray the Moon, silent and distant, makes me think about how we all carry unspoken emotions, like the hidden side of the Moon that we can never fully see. There’s something about that "cratered sad expression" that feels like a deep, quiet sorrow or unexpressed feeling, much like a child’s tears that don’t need to have a reason to be there. You invite us to think about the parts of ourselves—our emotions and experiences—that stay hidden or are hard to understand. It’s as if you’re asking us to acknowledge that, sometimes, there’s more beneath the surface than we can put into words, and that silence often speaks louder than any explanation.
Regards,
Rolph

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