Seeking Stars



Seeking stars,
the moon lends me its light and name.
I don’t need food.
Just the hope of touching,
keeps me flying true.


Song Choice: Unchained Melody performed by Cyndi Lauper

This is part of the 25 word challenge thrown down by Mama Zen over at Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads. I thought about participating, but Magaly Guerrero's work inspired me to give it a shot. Basically the challenge is to create a poem with symbolism we feel a strong connection to (a power image), but do it under twenty five words. Personally the image of moths, especially luna moths, is one of my favorite symbols to work with. 
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30 comments:

  1. Magaly GuerreroAugust 23, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    Ah, a soul who lives on the nourishment offered of hope and knowing that there is something out there (no X-Files giggles, please). Yummy treat... ♥

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    1. RommyAugust 23, 2015 at 4:12 PM

      That hope can keep us well fueled for quite a while indeed.

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  2. Sharon RawsonAugust 23, 2015 at 1:40 PM

    Flying on hope and moonlight! Beautiful imagery!

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    1. RommyAugust 23, 2015 at 4:12 PM

      Thanks. It occurs to me I like moonlight a lot as a theme too. LOL, must be a witch thing.

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  3. brudbergAugust 23, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    To lend the name from the moon would give you the divine lunacy.. moonstruck for sure.

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    1. RommyAugust 23, 2015 at 4:13 PM

      Oh yes, there's definitely lunacy in this flight, but most dreams are a little bit mad, especially at the beginning.

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  4. Debi SwimAugust 23, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Seeking to touch the stars... that's a hunger mere food can't sate. Lovely

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    1. RommyAugust 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM

      No, nothing but the stars themselves will do

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  5. GailAugust 23, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    You nailed it!

    Thanks for visiting.

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    1. RommyAugust 23, 2015 at 4:15 PM

      Thanks for visiting as well! The word limit was a fun challenge to play with.

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  6. Gillena CoxAugust 23, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    Hyped on hope yeah good going

    Much love...

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 9:14 AM

      Hope can help us fly much further than we thought possible

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  7. Debra She Who SeeksAugust 23, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Beautiful as always!

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  8. GraceAugust 23, 2015 at 6:47 PM

    I like that hope of touching ~ Lovely to read your luna moth inspired verses ~

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 9:20 AM

      Luna moths inspire some really nifty ideas. Thanks for reading!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 23, 2015 at 6:56 PM

    "the moon lends me its light and name"

    I love that.

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  10. UnknownAugust 23, 2015 at 7:08 PM

    This is really beautiful and certainly powerful. In a world where the magic seems to long ago have drained away, sometimes hope is the most important quality of all.

    http://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2015/08/this-is-not-way.html

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 9:49 AM

      Hope has a magic of its own, and it's pretty powerful

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  11. Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little PencilAugust 23, 2015 at 10:08 PM

    Thanks for coming by my blog. I love this poem! The "hope of touching," that inspiration, the meaning of the flight. Lovely. Amy

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  12. Sumana RoyAugust 24, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    stellar lines...

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM

      LOL, stellar is a perfect adjective for this

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  13. Susie ClevengerAugust 24, 2015 at 3:14 PM

    Stars...love the flying toward your true self

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 10:03 AM

      It's a flight worth taking, no matter how dark the night

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  14. Other MaryAugust 24, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    A lovely quest, and lovely verse.

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  15. UnknownAugust 26, 2015 at 6:22 AM

    Sorry, Rommy. Playing a bit of catch up here. Loved this, by the way, it's beautiful. Well done.

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    1. RommyAugust 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM

      LOL, no worries! I'm usually the one playing catch up.

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