Stranger Moons

I too am swimming, caught

in the net of stars caught

on water wavering as we waver

into each other's orbits.

Orion turns upside down,

Mars is a medusa

reddish and gravid,

Venus, sunstable, wet,

while the moon recreates itself

over and over, the wake broken

discs of unreliable light

ephemeral as pebbles

skipping across water, wafers

of moon, discs of stone,

transiting from earth and air

to water flecked with tiny fires.

Whether at any time

moons swim with the rays,

bounce with blowfish on sand,

melt with medusas on sunny beaches,

nothing is ever still,

nothing exactly moves,

everything changes in time

or nothing at all.

You've read 3 of 3 free articles. Subscribe to continue.
QR Code to Stranger Moons
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/1994/1110/10173.html
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe
CSM logo

Why is Christian Science in our name?

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.

Explore values journalism About us