Morning Moons

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Lighting the path beyond,

the moon leans toward a fate larger than death,

the eastern sun bullied by looming clouds of day.

Life speaks daily in the rise and fall

hope wrapped in even the darkest morn.

Leaving

I saw it whipped

waving above

nearly alone

holding on.

I saw the cords

life surging on

from ground to stem attached.

Then off balance

in twinkling light

I heard a breath

release…

past all the others hanging still

a twirl and dance, a northern front

leaving ties

the shackles gone

and falling free at last.