As spring is in full force & I’m planning to spend more time outside in nature, I’m reminded of a poem I wrote called ‘Moon Flower’.

I had learnt that there are a group of plants called moonflowers which bloom in the night.  This struck me as interesting & I wondered if I could replicate their daily routine.

At the time I was mostly unhappy & I was entertaining the idea of becoming a recluse as it’s hard to be around people when you’re sad all the time.  It’s also hard to be around people who are unkind when you’re a sensitive soul looking to spread love.  I had a strong desire to hide away somewhere but I had to find a trusted friend who would bring me food every evening!  I mentioned this idea to a few friends who laughed, saying that it was impossible for me to live apart from others.

I don’t tend to think like that anymore but there are times when I want to hide away and withdraw from it all!  But now I’m very happy to bloom by day!

 

Moon Flower

 

 

Aroused by the arrival of dusk

I begin to stir

Eagerly awaiting the point

When I can break out of my cocoon

Slip out of my harness

And spring into the night.

 

The night characters greet me with cheer

Some burrow and forage

Some don’t seem to be doing anything

Like me

As I unfurl, I extend

Drawing in the land.

 

The moon shines

And I am dazzled

We both radiate light

From the depths of our being

To join in a lustrous reunion

Gracing the sky with our splendour.

 

Engulfed in exuberant ecstasy

I push the memory of my days

Further into the dark abyss

I do not hunger for sunlight

I am not greedy for her attention

But thirst her nocturnal slumber.

 

Unsavoury day people

Unfairly treat me savagely with

Unscrupulous behaviour and attitudes

They picked, pushed and provoked

Producing a perturbed prisoner

Who gladly recoils in the day.