POEM STARTER
Out of Reach
Write a poem about something that always seems just out of reach.
here and there
A bright moon filled me and I let it move my water like waves on a shore
Back and forth, I swayed in the night, just as we had moved together before.
I watched stars flicker and dance to prove we are not what we seem
One crossed me as it streaked across the sky, and I thought you might wish for me.
Did you know the stars move? They don’t just stay where they are.
I know this, because I watched two fight above
One flickered red and the other blue
Their magnetic duel shone their power and love.
They brightened and stirred with passion
They dimmed and faded in dismay
On and on, I watched these far away bodies play our love on the universal stage.
Now I bask in moonlight so bright I may burn and feel that cool air from the East.
It chills me on a hot, dry night, and I close my eyes to purple globes and fill my heart with patience, purpose and peace.