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This Moon Tonight (30 Minutes Later)

by Scott Utley




There is no way you can avoid this moon tonight.

Do you hear me?

There is no way you can avoid this moon tonight.

At this moment it is framed by my giant regal avocado tree in bloom.

There is a face of Buddha in it.

That is very clear. Or should I say He is very clear.

There is a nucleus spinning rapidly.

There's lotus flowers morphing,

And diamonds, they are in the mix.

Another face, but it is not human.

There is a new moon full tonight.

And it is not like any moon ever before.




Los Angeles, California

Sunday Evening

February 8, 2009

02/08/2009

Posted on 02/09/2009
Copyright © 2025 Scott Utley

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 02/09/09 at 04:27 AM

Running out to the sky...

Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 02/09/09 at 07:04 AM

I saw it too here in LA...peeking out of a veil of clouds! Happy Full Moon! MFS

Posted by Alison McKenzie on 02/09/09 at 07:29 AM

It was gorgeous and larger than life here in the Pacific NW. Love to hear your words on the matter.

Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/09/09 at 02:55 PM

Beautiful.

Posted by Laurie Blum on 02/09/09 at 03:36 PM

I really enjoyed the way the two poems complimented each other. Both evoke a mellow quiet mood. Nice.

Posted by Maria Massarella on 02/09/09 at 09:55 PM

Lovely things grow in your tree. When the moon calls, how can one not listen ... or see

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/10/09 at 12:42 AM

I really like the insistence in this - galvanizing us to get out there! I can't wait to see if we have a clear sky tonight. I like wondering what the other face is?? I like the feel of universal meaning of that last line - a strong ending.

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/10/09 at 05:39 PM

Excellent description Scott. I especially like how you put it in those last two lines...yes every new full moon seems somewhat different.

Posted by Meghan Helmich on 02/10/09 at 07:06 PM

i thought about writing of the full moon last night, too. i think a lot of us were looking at and thinking about it.

Posted by Nancy Ames on 02/13/09 at 01:07 AM

Several superlatives come to mind, my mind is expanding... excellent and lovely poem, Scott. I wrote a moon poem too - different attitude though.

Posted by Matthew Sharp on 02/12/11 at 09:19 AM

awesome, vivid..clear and elegant... 'there is no way you can avoid this moon tonight' that line makes me want to make sure to be locked out of the house and stuck outside everytime there is a full moon:)

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