The
Full Moon
Bob Choi
This year 9/11 is closely followed by the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time to
rejoice, to share with loved ones. Let me offer for your enjoyment this
rerun of a poem I wrote a few years back:
Legendary Maiden
Her bright smile lights up
the starry sky
shroud of clouds unveils
full perfect brilliance
of the beautiful she.
Soft, dimpled plumpness
and willowy crescent
ebbs and wanes like
the button of a belly dancer
of the playful she.
In the quiet of the sleepless night
she whispers in our hearts
blissful delight and
sad melancholy
of the soulful she.
In the world of the occult
she rules absolute
witches, vampires
lunatics and werewolves
of the mythical she.