Dark of the Moon

Chapter 52: In the Wood

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About This Book

A collection of lyric poems organized into thematic sections that dwell on natural landscapes, seasonal change, and intimate emotion. Short, image-driven pieces range from moonlit nights and coastal scenes to autumnal boulevards and secluded woods, often pairing precise sensory detail with reflections on longing, love, memory, and mortality. Portraits of individuals and quiet elegies appear alongside meditations on stars and tides, producing a restrained, musical voice that emphasizes transience and beauty through concise, resonant language.

In the Wood

I heard the water-fall rejoice

Singing like a choir,

I saw the sun flash out of it

Azure and amber fire.

The earth was like an open flower

Enamelled and arrayed,

The path I took to find its heart

Fluttered with sun and shade.

And while earth lured me, gently, gently,

Happy and all alone,

Suddenly a heavy snake

Reared black upon a stone.