It marked the edge
Of one of many circles.
Wallace Stevens
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StarGazing Rabbit ~ Jason Limberg Used with Permission |
Here it is always April. Let us join hands, dance
a circle with the gossamer hare of the moon.
If you exist in the dream while sleeping reality,
let your coverlet be the cambric rabbit of the moon.
Because I lost my lover in the poppy fields,
I returned to the wild, jade hare of the moon.
The artist dips his pen in night’s fluid realm,
out slips the ephemeral rabbit of the moon.
As it was, so it is and it will be again…only stars
timeless, and the gracious hare of the moon.
Day 6 ~ GRACIOUS
I am the host of this day's prompt in The Imaginary Garden, where I introduce the artist, Jason Limberg, who so graciously allowed us to be inspired by his pen and ink.
Further examples of Jason's work can be found on Instagram @jasonlimberg or visit his website: HERE.
A Wee Note:
My poem is written in the form of a Ghazal, and is inspired by the many myths and legends of the rabbit in the moon.
śaśaŋka
One of the Sanskrit words for the Moon: शशाङ्क
meaning ‘The one whose mark is a hare’
This is incredibly exquisite, Kerry!💞 I especially love; "Because I lost my lover in the poppy fields,
ReplyDeleteI returned to the wild, jade hare of the moon." You took my breath away with this ghazal! 😍😍
Many thanks, Sanaa. It was you and Anmol, who shared Ghazals with your Tuesday Platforms, so I have been wanting to be writing one - this seemed like the perfect prompt to do so.
DeleteOne of your best Kerry. Simple and yet below the surface, incredibly complex. The repeating of the word "moon" enhances the ethereal quality of this poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Toni. It's not easy to work with as obvious a repetition as those of the ghazal. Good to know it works.
DeleteIt is lovely. 2qThanks. K.
ReplyDeleteSuch amazingly original images of that wonderful hare! This is so lovely, Kerry.
ReplyDeleteThe gossamer hare...the cambric hare.....the jade hare and ephemeral.....glorious images......
DeleteI had fun devising all the hares. Thanks, Sherry.
DeleteI always love to read your writes, and this is no exception! I love this poem!!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of you to say! Thank you.
DeleteYour beautiful poem in form and words matches that gorgeous drawing amazingly Kerry. Mystical and lovely!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Carrie. I am glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteThere is a meta-cycle in this piece that is very effective. How the poem starts with always April, the repetition of hare of the moon, and that wonderful last couplet. You really did the form you used justice while evoking a calm, under current of hope and renewal. Well done and viva la!
ReplyDeleteI am most happy to be meta-anything! Thank you for coming over to read and share your thoughts, Izy. I always like to see a poem from your viewpoint.
DeletePoem to remember, Kerry. So real, I'm a believer of the "hare of the moon."
ReplyDelete..
How wonderful to be a believer!
DeleteRereading your poem I find it even more intriguing. I am finding there is so much to learn about the rabbit moon.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fascinating subject. The first stanza references the celtic amulets with three hares dancing.
DeleteHow gorgeously magical!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely magical --- and wow, cambric is superb! just so well chosen Kerry!
ReplyDeleteI think the form you've used really compliments this poem, it adds a wonderful element of repetition which translates into the ancient for modern chant, or night petition -
and I adored the 3rd stanza - wow!
Thank you so much, Pat. I wrote each couplet as a separate entity, as with ghazal then pondered quite a while on how they should be ordered to maintain cohesion. I wrote stanza 3 first - my favourite too.
DeleteThis is lovely and dreamy and blue. Wonderful and sad at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThank you.. there must always be a touch of beauty and of sadness. As with the world.
DeleteAn enchanting ghazal, Kerry. I especially love the dancing gossamer hare and 'the cambric rabbit of the moon', as well as the melancholic memory of the lover lost in the poppy fields.
ReplyDeleteI am really happy to know that this enchants the reader. All I hoped for with this poem.
DeleteI adore the imagery of the third stanza. Rabbits are so enjoyable when you catch them playing - and yet even then they have to be so wary... It must be exhausting being so low on the food chain...
ReplyDeletethe New York amusement park, Coney Island, is so named because coney is another name for rabbit - which once overran the land there.
ReplyDeletethe variant repetition works well here ~