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Luna's Loss

Lunar Anxiety

By Katrina ThornleyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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I.

Luna cringed

There was fear below,

Deep rooted,

Saved beneath the base

Of the oak trees,

Stored in swaying reeds

Of the ancient willow.

II.

Her gaze travelled,

Illuminated the world,

Fighting to bring light

To the darkness that encroached

Whenever her sister

Slumbered beneath the waves.

III.

Her beams

Created shadow

Among the forest,

Space for evil

To shelter and hide,

While innocent stumbled

To the beams to see,

To drive away fear

Birthed from instinct.

IV.

From afar,

Luna watched-

Each crime

Each victim

Stole a sliver,

Turning Luna

From whole

To nothing-

A blank sky

Awaiting its beacon.

V.

Blood rush

And broken glass,

The sure sign

The moon has vanished-

A chant rose

Through the void-

Luna's sister

Begs for her return,

A sun unable to heat

The broken pieces of

Fickle humanity

Without aid

Of her glowing half.

VI.

Luna heals,

Cleansing broken pieces

Beneath crashing waves,

The ocean abyss

Where human hands

Cannot find,

Until the day

The waves return

Her to whole

And she hangs in the sky,

Keeping watch

While her sister slumbers.

Did you enjoy this poem? Katrina Thornley now has 2 poetry collections available on Amazon: Lullaby in Nature and Wooden Mystics. Follow her on Instagram for more poetry as well!

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About the Creator

Katrina Thornley

Rhode Island based author and poetess with a love for nature and the written word. Works currently available include Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature, Arcadians: Wooden Mystics, 26 Brentwood Avenue & Other Tales, and Kings of Millburrow.

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