More Poetry by Robert R. Woods

January, 29, 2013

  I haven't written something short and fast in awhile. Not sure it's the best way to do things. I've taken a lot of pics of the moon in the last five years and I post them on Facebook. A friend of mine, a former roommate, saw the pics today and asked for a "moon" poem. I sat down and wrote it in less than an hour and think it works well. You decide:

 

Moonless

I've been waiting for the moon tonight
but it doesn't want to shine for me
the stars too refuse to show themselves
the universe ignoring me

I don't mind the lack of attention
I am quite resolved, my ambition
is not to be loved or even recognized
just not criticized or vandalized
by existence.

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