Posted May 7, 2020 by Sheri Edwards1 Comment art

Day 55 5.7.2020

Flower Moon, a reply to a moon poem tweet

point-one percent

wafts away invisible

a breath of the north wind

whisked away from the moon

seen only as

fallen cherry blossom

petals

tumbling down the street

dancing in the grass

laughing when the wind

whispers, “my

won percent”

The flow of a poem

the ideas that roam

across the miles

and nodding smiles

a reply here and there

finding the missing

to those listening

of the shared moonlight

minus a bit of delight

words alight in the air.

Such is the way of poems, sparked by a bit of light, shared to delight, replied as insight to the possible despite the improbable by way of a simple thought caught in the morning flower moon of May in a tweet:

Kevin wrote:

When walking
towards the full
morning moon,
lingering as it is
like the first notes
of your inner song,
it’s best to slow
the pace, to gaze
into the wonder
of the moment of
soft radiant light#poemsofpresence

— KevinHodgson (@dogtrax) May 7, 2020

And Wendy replied

As often happens
our views collide
on opposite sides
of the globe.

The full moon is magnificent
in the night sky,
camera lens struggling to focus
on its preeminence
I stand silent in the glow
full of wonder.#poemsofpresence

— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) May 7, 2020

And Kevin wrote back with a reply from Wendy

Yes The Flower Moon and the 3rd super moon 🌑 for the year apparently. We have wattle out in flower at the moment as the days cool off. pic.twitter.com/KAU8wNjOog

— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) May 7, 2020

So Kevin asked

Where’s the rest?
The point-one percent?
Seems like a poem
waiting to be written
about pieces missing
from the Flower Moon —
petals in soil, perhaps,
decomposing in starlight,
or stamen filament,
drooping down
towards dirt:
lost but still noticed#smallpoems

— KevinHodgson (@dogtrax) May 7, 2020

And Greg asked for replies to “explain the missing 1% of the Flower Moon

Today's #poetry prompt: take @dogtrax idea and explain the missing 1% of the flower moon: https://t.co/RbW66zNDct #literacies #writingcommunity (https://t.co/DtKVLdAF12)

— https://jgregorymcverry.com (@jgmac1106) May 7, 2020

To which replies were made, including mine:

#smallpoems #flowermoon #clmooc

point-one percent
wafts away invisible
a breath of the north wind
whisked away from the moon
seen only as
fallen cherry blossom
petals
tumbling down the street
dancing in the grass
laughing when the wind
whispers, “my
won percent”

— Sheri Edwards (@grammasheri) May 7, 2020

My hard won percent
scrabbled fron gravel
scraped from a dry riverbed
shaped into a trophy
that tumbled off the shelf
as the world turned
on its axis
last night.

(PS the sun has risen / flower moon hidden)

— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) May 7, 2020

The missing percentage
Stollen by fairies
Hidden under dragon wings.#smallpoems #clmooc #FlowerMoon

— Wendy Taleo (@wentale) May 7, 2020

polymers into monomers
moments into time
moon but
a fairy ring
floating on hypha
Souls
so enshrined

whisps of chitin
slip away
truth wafting from
our Flower Moon
threads of fallen
stars wrapping
roots in our mind#clmooc #smallpoems (https://t.co/D56A6Pk3Rg)

— https://jgregorymcverry.com (@jgmac1106) May 7, 2020

As always, thanks to #clmooc #smallpoems for the inspiration.

PROMPT:

Look through your texts, social media, or email. Pick out an idea to respond in a unique way such as a poem, song, or video and return the idea to the sender. If possible, invite others.

For instance, where do you think the missing .1% is in the Flower Moon?