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Jerantino — Moonstone
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Another piece from the hookah chapbookMoonstone
Pen & Ink
8½”x11”
Just one breeze, so sudden
In the heavy summer heat,
A whisper cool and smooth
The night refuses to repeat,
A swish of leaves against themselves
So lush after May rains,
A momentary murmur
In the calm the night maintains,
A brief caress so cautious,
So gentle then it’s gone,
I gaze into the dark for
Any glimpse of where it’s drawn.
And then I’m left bewildered,
And oddly pleased and stirred,
As if the sudden evening chill
Had called and I had heard;
My eyes, beneath the maple there,
So wide till they adjust
Till silver, teal, and charcoal
Fill a valley wrapped in rust;
And off toward the west
A little pond quite still, serene,
And luminous as moonstone
Lights the hillside in between.
And gazing down toward the glow
I finally catch the sight:
That breeze upon its journey
Rippling tall grass in the night;
As quickly as it passed by me,
I watch it touch the pond,
Which quivers just as I had,
So gently then it’s gone.
-Ed McGee
