Supermoon

Let the world go
Crazy; the Moon is full
Of compassion for us fools.

The Moon is closer
Tonight, like a lover;
Closer, beaming to be embraced.

Lunacy
Is common even without a spot-
Light to spur our dramatic sense.

The Autumn Sun's descent
Sneaks up on we who are building-
Dwellers, but twilight tonight is brighter.

Before our time and
After, it has been; perhaps
This is why it shines on us softly.

It's been the collision of Heaven and Earth,
Mingled with our molten womb,
And knows it will never have to again.

Muscovy Ducks

Muscovy ducks
Can be big and imposing,
But truly they're gentle birds.

Their big carbuncular
Faces belie
Their golden eyes that sweetly gaze.

Splintering off in several groups,
Two or three buddies swim,
Doing their thing, then recongregate.

Huffing and hissing,
Waggling their tails,
They're actually happy to see friends.

Sometimes they tussle
In tiny disputes for dominance,
But I've never seen it get bloody.

At night they gather together, sleeping
In bushes, trees, or each other's
Warmth—all entirely precious.

Bloody wend of fate

Bloody wend of fate
Teacher in suffering
Absentee parent in boredom

If I can't love you
You will crush me
And if I love you you will crush me

Unseeable prod
Empirically unfeelable
How do I learn its lesson

Powerlessness has taught me
My heart can love my body's destruction
Not so for those I love

Can acceptance edify me
Enough that my self could
Edify loved ones without

Where's a hermit-shaped niche
Individualshaped
For one's contribution