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.



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. 

30 comments:

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

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  2. Flying on hope and moonlight! Beautiful imagery!

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

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

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    1. No, nothing but the stars themselves will do

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  5. You nailed it!

    Thanks for visiting.

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

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  6. Hyped on hope yeah good going

    Much love...

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    1. Hope can help us fly much further than we thought possible

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

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

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  8. "the moon lends me its light and name"

    I love that.

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

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  10. 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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    1. LOL, stellar is a perfect adjective for this

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  12. Stars...love the flying toward your true self

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

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  13. A lovely quest, and lovely verse.

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

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

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