Poetry - The Dark of the Moon

Revealing the darkness that can exist in human relationships.

Photo of a man sitting on the edge of a bed at dawn, staring toward a window with curtains blowing inward, symbolizing awakening, lingering fear, and the shift from night to morning in the poem “Rising.”

Rising

Unconscious, eyes closed shut, his hand, on auto-pilot, reaches out before the 6 AM alarm cries out. A tender stillness lingers in the air, while the long black night slowly fades into the gray disconsolation of early dawn, and the sun’s fingers stretch long and wide across the uncomfortable divide between midnight black and noontime light. Inside all others lay dumb in deep sleep even their sonorous breath is laid to rest. Slowly sounds disturb his gradual awakening. Water b

Poetry - The Dark of the Moon

Close-up of a dried flower suspended in midair with exposed roots and drifting water droplets, symbolizing uprooting, cultural disconnection, and the longing for reconnection expressed in the poem “State of the Union.”

State of the Union (pulling roots)

It has been a long slow process, pulling ourselves up by the roots, disengaging from our connection with Earth and language, spirit and culture. We are now floating free in the turbulent sea of fear. The disconnect is driving us away from each other, away from values, away from lives well-lived and spirits well-expressed.

Poetry - The Dark of the Moon