The gate to the moon

A beautiful poem I love the last line "and sets about prosaic things like housework." and if Rhonda inspired this well Hurray to Rhonda too but thats whats great about Neo we inspire each other!! Five stars!!

magical... engaging for the reader(me)! and I too love the way you ended your moon soaked magic... Richard

This flowed like a quiet river under a full silvery moon! The unreality of creation, being brought back to the world of toil, and put down on paper for all to enjoy! I love how you fly on your wings, and bring back the star dust, sprinkling it all over the world! I truly enjoyed how you show the escape of a writer. GREAT JOB!!! thanks, Eddie Life is like a railroad track that leads to many junctures, if you stand on the track Love comes speeding along and runs you over!! Splat!!!!

Nina, this piece is incredibly lovely, so poetic and somehow silky, yes like dark silk on pale skin...a beautiful piece and a wonderful tribute. oh an dhow we can all relate to this "insomniac poetess", right? I especially love the first two lines of this piece. but the last line: "But her soul is enlightened by her muse, the moon." seems very doppelt-gemoppelt, you know? I feel it disrupts the flow, I really stumbled on that one. maybe, if I may suggest this, you could change it? or leave it out alltogether? the rest is absolutely awesome!!! your Proprietress

This ending is significantly better. Perfect. This strikes me less as a poem than a fairy-tale/character snapshot but there are no problems as a poem. The only issue for me is this line: "She hangs with the likes of Jupiter and Venus." I've only head "with the likes of" used in a negative context, like "she hangs with the likes of pimps and drug dealers." This is a cultural issue, I'm sure. Enchanting poem.

Oh, my....! truth be told, it's the little star in our nightgown that is the belle of the ball. ;-) ~A "We have to try to get rid of the notion of time. And when you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal." Paulo Coelho

I'd hardly want them as my friends! Which poem of Ronda's was it?

Hi Nina, that dreamy quality threw me at first, I thought the poem lacked a certain tightness, but I am learning to look beyond and am glad I took this ride. I like the idea of us bringing momentos from our otherworldly journeys. Craig

Holy Cow!! It's impossible to make something that is great better, but you've pulled it off with this new final stanza! "But her soul is enlightened by her muse, the moon And sometimes, when she does the washing, She will find a tiny sparkling star she overlooked Still clinging to the folds of her night gown." The dream has followed her home to the world of reality!! Justification that she is not MAD AS A HATTER!!! Awesome!! thanks, Eddie Life is like a railroad track that leads to many junctures, if you stand on the track Love comes speeding along and runs you over!! Splat!!!!

here they are :-)

Nina, awesome poem, love the juxtoposition of the ordinary and extraordinary :) Great write and another wonderful dedication. (I'm not familiar with Ronda, but am intrigued to read her, is 'Ronda' her neoname?) much love b xx

Hi, ink Dragon. I just got done reading your poem. I had read xDARKxPURPLEx. She is one of many favorite poets on this site. I had asked her if she was interested in being in my book I'm publishing of all my I have written. I asked if she would like to make some extra money. I would put her name on all her poems she would want in my book. I have an publisher already, and I was just wondering if you would like to make some extra money through pay pal or I could send you your portion of your poems with your name for your credit. I could send you a postal money order if you are interested or go thru pay pal. If you would rather not, no hard feelings. I would love to see your poems in print so the whole world can see your great work. I am a woman of my word and I will send you your portion of the money for sure. I have a conscience that would not let me cheat you. And I wouldn't any way. You have been to good to me in reading and criticing my poems. Please let me know, if yes please gather up the poems you would like to be published and send them to me. Thank you for your time. Take care of YOU!! Your Friend, Pixee

This drew me in ! so beautifully wrtien it was so smooth like glass ... I read a few of the earlier comments and well im sorry but i disagree LOL my perogative ... I love how you wrote the last stanza and well im a mum and housewife i find those those tiny sparkling stars as you call them :) five from me Love and light JayC

piece this is. wouldn't it be wonderful if we could enter a moon gate. I often come up with lines for a new poem as I am trying to sleep, and if I don't get up and write them down right then, by morning, they are gone. Linda

I loved it, it deserves every star you can get and more. Keep up the great writings. You are such an inspiration to me. Take care of YOU!! Your Friend, Pixee

I finally made it here, only to be completely enthralled by this piece. Not only am I honored to be considered an inspiration, the ethereal beauty and intrigue of your words humble me. Gorgeous work, as always. Thank you so much, both for writing and sharing! Much love ~ Ronda, aka moongate P.S. I got a chuckle at your explanation regarding "the likes of" - it was dead on!

You have charmed us out to the dark night skies and let us dance with Jupiter and Venus, and told us a little tale we loved to follow, a good poem here. The only thing that jarred just a little for me, was the "with the likes" it seems more prosaic in this context. Yours Ann of Norway

But I would not like t step on anyone's toes. Ann of Norway

Can only make a person better. We southerners use that term all the time along with "fixin' to". as in, I'm fixin' to go to the store, you want anything? *G* Now as for the poem. I thought is was very very good from start to finish. I like the start, I loved the finish and everything in between in "the body" that you didn't lose. *G* Well done. 5/5 from me. Respectfully, Rett: "A Democracy can withstand anything but Democrats." Robert A. Heinlein For the sake of children, read this. http://www.neopoet.com/node/19905

and as an insomniac & lover of the moon myself i can tell you that this touched me...brought tears to the surface! Nina my friend, it has been a while since i have visited your work and for that i am now made truly sorry! stunning write! <3 Emarie "i read you and see…that between the pen, paper and you…there is little room for me…" ~ heartbreaker~Go Live & Get Rewarded!!! Check us out at http://www.neopoet.com/forum/20761 & the Community Calender!!!

I like poetry that describes something that is never linked to our earthly existance, the secret lives of our eath mothers/women... and when you discover the secrets makes them dear to you beyond measure, the glint of a night star in a nightgown, makes you take time to consider the ordinary woman sitting opposite you!  Thankyou for this it will sustain me.

I could wallow in this poem all day and take comfort from it. It came up on a search I did using the word Moon. My favorite lines: She hangs with the likes of Jupiter and Venus And occasionally stoops to pick a star and: Where she sets about creating paper wings Embroidering them with the stars she picked and: As the sun’s fingers tenderly stroke the blushing horizon and this especially: And sometimes, when she does the washing She will find a tiny sparkling star she overlooked Still clinging to the folds of her night gown Thanks, Mona