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    Monday, June 02, 2008

    The Dweeze Poetry Project: Sun and Moon

    I used to write a lot of poetry. I know, I know. Big surprise there. But I've seldom shared it with anyone.

    Anyway, tonight I was trying to explain to E why the sun could melt ice cream but the moon couldn't. As I was doing so, I realized "Hey! I wrote a poem that talked about this a long time ago. Too bad I have no place to ever publish that, and other poems." Then, after a long pause, I realized again "I could post it, and others, on the blog!" Now, I know Voltaire (I think it was Voltaire, and I'm too damned lazy to google it) once said "Beware a man who reads his poems in public, for he probably has other faults" but a: I'm not actually reading my poetry, and 2: It can't be more embarassing than some of the stuff I've put up here. So, here is the first post in the ongoing Dweeze Poetry Project. This is called "Sun and Moon," written in the mid-90s.

    The moon has no light of its own
    It can only reflect the light of the sun
    I can sympathize, for I
    I have no light of my own
    I can only reflect the light of you

    3 comments:

    Nelle said...

    I like it. ;-)

    dragonflies said...

    That poem made me swoon.

    Puffy said...

    I like the poem very much. You post more and I'll read 'em.