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Moon Walk

We walked together around the moon
hoping we would see our friends
everywhere passing the time.

"Will they be here, do you think?"
“I’m sure of it. They’ve had forever
and a day to jump over it.”

— Michael Anthony, Dec 29, 2022

About This Poem

Last Few Words: A little bit of silliness to end the year. This was inspired by a wonderful illustration by an artist going by the name moon_mxtr on Insty. This piece would probably work much better if we could include images on Neopoet - sigh... someday...

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?

Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Region, Country: San Francisco Bay Area - USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Bukowski, Billy Collins, Ted Kooser, Haiku & Harvey Kurtzman (a visual poet, of sorts)

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Critiques

Lavender

Lavender

3 years 5 months ago

Moon Walk

Michael, you magical poet,
You always make me cry...
L