1
The Depth under the Moon
Moonlight
melts
languidly
on liquid lakes
like suds on dishes
like snow on windows
like thicker skin over age-old scars.
Moonlight
floats
momentarily
on rippling reflections
like the tingle after kisses
like the scent after sex
like the pain after parting.
Moonlight
flirts on the water
to divine
whether the depth
is worth the dive.
2
The Garden of the Moon
There is a shadow,
like a dream too delirious
to light with language,
whispering more of what swam away
than smears this still water
I trudge through
below a bitter moon
that’s made his garden
in this breast of man.
3
Being Bold
Beauty is raw
beneath this blood red sky
where we lie delirious,
licking at lazy, drunken ships
trudging through bitter beds,
frantic to find our way to smoother seas.
‘Man is but a whisper,’ the Shadows
sing to the Sun but I
want to milk the storm
before my summer sinks
beneath the shade.
The moon cannot be the only light
to cast its reflection upon these waters.
Surely we too can be as bright
as the night.
Beauty is raw
but bold can be breath-taking.
All poems by Damien B Donnelly
Painting entitled Clair de Lune, Pornic by Alexei Bogoliubov, photographed at La Lune Exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris, 2019
All poems are older poems I am re posting.
Damien B. Donnelly 
“The moon cannot be the only light
to cast its reflection upon these waters.
Surely we too can be as bright
as the night.”……………these lines brought such lovely visuals in my mind!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your comments 🤗☘️
my pleasure.
Captivatingly beautiful.
Thank you so much, I’m very touched ☘️🤗
Those poems are very touching. I shall look forward to more…
Reflections (on the moon’s reflections). 🙂 I particularly love those last lines of the third poem. Beautiful!
The moon and the water are wonderful partners of many dances…you’ve caught that beautifully! (K)
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Beautiful poems! I especially like the last one! 📚🎶 Christine
Thank you Christine
You are very welcome. 📚🎶
I like this series of moon poems very much.
Thank you Liz
You’re welcome!