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Ode to the Moon

Sofia Wutong Rain, Beijing-USA-UK

 

Today, the moon is a tenor

in a fury of sulfur

sings a song that cannot be captured

Moon! Philosopher’s stone

guide my way a million distances away

for once I was your fern

I would sing for you in a thousand birds

 

Today, the moon plays a harp

            in a citron crescent

            to steal my heart

Moon! Of arboreal loneliness, of satin glee

fill me with joy, with forgiveness

for once I loved what you love, I saw what you see

in your palm I beat… 

 

Today, the moon is a sun

            in a skater dress, down a burgundy alley

when the clouds blind your eyes from behind

lifting those frills, showing the little white feet… 

 

Moon! Pillow moon, balmy moon

in a moony globe, in a moony dome

I melt into a happy pool for you, of you

            I sing a solitary ode… 

 

Sofia Wutong Rain grew up in Beijing, moved to the USA by herself for high school and college, and is currently residing in the UK. Although pursuing science disciplines as her career, she has always been passionate about writing and expressing herself in different ways. It is only recently that she decided to submit her works to literary journals, to share a piece of herself with the world.

Moon as a Pinhole

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