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Sickle of the Moon
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Thursday, July 13, 2023    Rated "G" by the Author.
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-- Sickle of the Moon --

By John Herlihy

 

Is it I or the crescent moon

That trembles in the night sky?

Curved simitar, nearing the horizon,

Cuts through the night’s darkness.

With its sharp, avenging blade,

Through the bleak darkness.

 

Its movement imperceptible, but sure,

Its silence inaudible, but pure.

The stars twinkle their faint glimmer,

Moonlight cast beads that shimmer.

The night wrapped in hidden mystery,

Blinding us with its treasured beauty.

 

Night after night celestial envoys appear,

Holding hearts on the tip of their spear.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Friday 9 June 2023


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 Reviews of "Sickle of the Moon"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on August 27, 2023
GOD'S HANDIWORK...OUR PLEASURE TO DESCRIBE AND TREASURE! SO ENJOYED! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 15, 2023
A strong Islamic symbol. Also, part of communist Russia's national symbol.

I happened to see a crescent moon the other night and it was beautiful.

Most young people today don't know what a sickle or scythe is. But before modern mowing machines, it was the way that people cut their crops of wheat, oats, rye or barley. I remember well my grandfather's scythe with its beautiful heavily worn wood curvature, two handles, and a blade sharpened so many times it was getting very thin. His way of cutting grass around the house and along the driveway. But he probably brought in crops with it in his father's homestead carved out of lumbered over Wisconsin wilderness.

Ron

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on July 15, 2023
Nowadays it's getting harder and harder to see the sky at night, given the urban blite of lights, reflections, et al. Even out here in southern Oregon, the sky is less visible than it used to be in Manhattan. Used to go atop the loft I lived in and roof stare. It's getting harder and harder to see... indeed.

Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe
Reviewed on July 13, 2023
Binding words, almost like a spell.


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