In the Glow of the Midnight Moon
rhyming quatrains in mixed meter147 total reviews
Comment from nomi338
So many people, especially men are lulled to sleep or seduced to their eventual ruin by the tempting wiles of some seductress. we have not the sense, the strength or the will to stave off the implicit danger that lies ahead. Very good writing Brooke.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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So many people, especially men are lulled to sleep or seduced to their eventual ruin by the tempting wiles of some seductress. we have not the sense, the strength or the will to stave off the implicit danger that lies ahead. Very good writing Brooke.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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nomi, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Cumbrianlass
I love the cadence of this one, Brooke. It works particularly well,I think, since the first two lines of each stanza are akin to an introduction in the way they read. Then you provide a response, or an explanation. The extended meter followed by the reduced meter seem to add appropriate emphasis to both.
Sheesh! Am I making sense? Sorry if not - I know what I mean, LOL!
Wonderful work, as always, and the presentation is also superb.
Av
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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I love the cadence of this one, Brooke. It works particularly well,I think, since the first two lines of each stanza are akin to an introduction in the way they read. Then you provide a response, or an explanation. The extended meter followed by the reduced meter seem to add appropriate emphasis to both.
Sheesh! Am I making sense? Sorry if not - I know what I mean, LOL!
Wonderful work, as always, and the presentation is also superb.
Av
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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Av, thank you :-) And you're making perfect sense. Brooke
Comment from DonandVicki
I was at sea for 27 years and can totally relate to your poetic verse. The sea is so hypnotic as you gaze out to the horizon. Don and Vicki
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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I was at sea for 27 years and can totally relate to your poetic verse. The sea is so hypnotic as you gaze out to the horizon. Don and Vicki
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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Don and Vicki, thank you :-) Brooke
Comment from donnadiann
Charming tone, yet longing or poignant too. Good use of alliterations. Also good personification. Smooth rhyming and great art chice:)
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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Charming tone, yet longing or poignant too. Good use of alliterations. Also good personification. Smooth rhyming and great art chice:)
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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donnadiann, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Starpoet9
I love this poem which is written with such eloquence and purity.
The lines. the rythnms are just musically represented by the movement of the described tide. Naturally placed the writer and the reader swept up in the light of the moons magnetism. What a piece of artwort as well as the writing that personified it.Excellent form.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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I love this poem which is written with such eloquence and purity.
The lines. the rythnms are just musically represented by the movement of the described tide. Naturally placed the writer and the reader swept up in the light of the moons magnetism. What a piece of artwort as well as the writing that personified it.Excellent form.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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Starpoet, thank you so very much :-) I appreciate your generous sixth star. Brooke
Comment from Janet Foor
I am in awe of your talent to write in different meters. I enjoy reading anapestic meter but have not tried to write it.
Great artwork to capture your enchanting and mystical poem. I loved the personification of the sea. Good alliteration with midnight moon, sea are said and Like a lover.
Well done as always Brooke.
Blessings
Janet
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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I am in awe of your talent to write in different meters. I enjoy reading anapestic meter but have not tried to write it.
Great artwork to capture your enchanting and mystical poem. I loved the personification of the sea. Good alliteration with midnight moon, sea are said and Like a lover.
Well done as always Brooke.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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Thanks so much, Janet :-) Brooke
Comment from harmony13
Excellent poem! The author's words were clear, descriptive and thought provoking. Thank you for the author's notes.
The artwork is perfect and compliments this poem.
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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Excellent poem! The author's words were clear, descriptive and thought provoking. Thank you for the author's notes.
The artwork is perfect and compliments this poem.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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harmony, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from l.raven
Hi Brooke, did you ever wonder what kind of story the waves could tell??? all they have seen...I love your poem...I'm waiting for Sawyer to come surfing down on one of those waves...LOL...very well written...Luff Linda xxoo
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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Hi Brooke, did you ever wonder what kind of story the waves could tell??? all they have seen...I love your poem...I'm waiting for Sawyer to come surfing down on one of those waves...LOL...very well written...Luff Linda xxoo
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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Thank you so much, Linda :-) Yes, I have wondered. I keep telling his mother to promote chess club and the debating team. I like safe. LOL Brooke
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LOL...LOL...you may lose that one...Sawyer likes looks like a mover and a grewer ...lol
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yeah, I know - but a Grandma can hope :-)
His cousin just broke her leg two weeks ago in a skiing accident - that is NOT a good thing. Nobody breaks a leg playing chess, at least I hope they don't. LOL
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only if their sore losers...LOL...xxoo Grandma!!!
Comment from GWHARGIS
This was something very un-like Adewpearl. I like the mythical and mysterious feel to this. The imagery of the waves breaking and a sea specter calling out seductively was a nice touch. This was very ominous. Great poem.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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This was something very un-like Adewpearl. I like the mythical and mysterious feel to this. The imagery of the waves breaking and a sea specter calling out seductively was a nice touch. This was very ominous. Great poem.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2014
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Gretchen, thank you so much for your gracious and generous response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from Onixxiya
I am in awe of your ability to use such complex meter. I struggle with pentameter. I love the idea of answering the call of the ocean, and obeying only that voice of the crashing waves. Your second stanza has me in mind of someone walking into the ocean in a trance, to die, beckoned by psirens - I doubt this is your intention, just an image that popped into my head.
Beautiful as always.
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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I am in awe of your ability to use such complex meter. I struggle with pentameter. I love the idea of answering the call of the ocean, and obeying only that voice of the crashing waves. Your second stanza has me in mind of someone walking into the ocean in a trance, to die, beckoned by psirens - I doubt this is your intention, just an image that popped into my head.
Beautiful as always.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014
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Thanks so much, Onixxiya. I like to leave interpretation up to each reader :-) Brooke
