The Moon Child And The Angel Poem by Chris Zachariou

The Moon Child And The Angel

Rating: 4.5


impish fairies
bait the child
with handfuls
of red berries

‘Don't eat the berries'
cries her father
‘Don't eat the berries'
begs her mother

the moon child
eats the berries
and her gown is now
blemished with red stains

red red red
red is dripping on her gown

and her pristine white gown
from her toes up to her neck
is now covered with red stains

they take her to the forest
and the child and the fairies
they dance till three am

packs of wolves
and white horses
lure the child
to the temple

frenzied serpents
chase the moon child
the red stains on her gown
driving the snakes wild

and the
serpents and the child
they dance till three am

An angel lures
the moon child
with doughnuts
soaked in honey

‘don't eat the honey'
cries her father
‘Don't eat the doughnuts'
begs her mother

There are breadcrumbs
on her lips
and her mouth is drenched
with honey

red red red
red is dripping down her gown

black water fills the rivers
black water fills the seas

and the
angel and the moon child
they dance till three am

Then he flies her far away
juices dripping on her gown
crumbs and honey on her lips

The Moon Child And The Angel
Monday, September 7, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: child,fantasy,growing up
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The first in a cycle of three poems pondering on the varying consequences of choice.The similarities between the three poems are intentional.The second poem is titled 'The moon child and the fairies'The third poem is titled 'The crimson virgin'
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
? .......? . 08 September 2020

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Bernard F. Asuncion 08 September 2020

A well penned poem of the day. Truly fantastic. Congrats on your featured piece........10++++++++

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Harley White 08 September 2020

What a captivating, fabulous tale or parable, poetically expressed in marvelous imagery...

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Happy Reader 08 September 2020

WHAT A FUNNY POEM! Not even worthy of reading.

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Edward Kofi Louis 08 September 2020

Red! Red! ! Red! ! ! Red dripping on her gown! Own act in her town. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Khairul Ahsan 08 September 2020

I felt frightened, while I was reading the poem.

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Mahtab Bangalee 08 September 2020

Moon-child on the cradle of mom sweetly blinking eyes to the brightest moonlight tonight without sleeping listening to the motherly tongue it's lullaby it's angelic worlds it's fantasy scenery Moon-child tonight won't eat any foods, won't s uck the breast Moon-child tonight will spend with the brightest light of worldly moon

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Mahtab Bangalee 08 September 2020

red red red red is dripping down her gown black water fills the rivers black water fills the seas......it's a beautiful poem; by reading this I feel sometimes it's a lullaby; sometimes it's like a lyric of fantasy kingdom; nice to read; congrats for being this poem as POD

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Mahtab Bangalee 08 September 2020

ইম্পিশ পরীরা সন্তানের টোপ থাবা সহ লাল বেরি 'বেরি খাবে না' তার বাবাকে কাঁদে 'বেরি খাবে না' মাকে মিনতি করে চাঁদ শিশু বেরি খায় এবং তার গাউন এখন লাল দাগ দিয়ে দাগযুক্ত লাল লাল লাল লাল তার গাউন উপর ফোঁটা ফোঁটা হয়

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 08 September 2020

No doubt a well crafted piece imagined extraordinarily to exude creative appeals to young minds and cheerfulness in their faces, well deserved 10++++

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