Dark of the Moon

Chapter 56: “I Could Snatch a Day”

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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.

“I Could Snatch a Day”

I could snatch a day out of the late autumn

And set it trembling like forgotten springs,

There would be sharp blue skies with new leaves shining

And flying shadows cast by flying wings.

I could take the heavy wheel of the world and break it,

But we sit brooding while the ashes fall,

Cowering over an old fire that dwindles,

Waiting for nothing at all.