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๐ŸŒธ Carolyn Jones ๐ŸŒธ's avatar

Love this one!

Harvest moon ascends

Fields bathed in golden glow

Autumn breathes its song.

Honeygloom's avatar

Beautiful! What a breathtaking scene๐Ÿ–ค

David Perlmutter's avatar

Neil Young: "Come a little bit closer/hear what I have to say..."

Honeygloom's avatar

I donโ€™t think I know any Neil Young songsโ€ฆ but that quote sounds pretty creepy๐Ÿ–ค

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! That song was my first thought as well, when I saw the Prompt... ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

Theresa Greene's avatar

Harvest moon shines on

Long ago and tomorrow

Your beauty remains

Honeygloom's avatar

Beautiful, really peaceful, I love it๐Ÿ–ค

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Yipee! Harvest moon!

Till, till, till the soil, till weโ€ฆ

...die from exhaustion

Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Well done, I love the hopeless, repetitiveness, and of course, dark humor๐Ÿ–ค

Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

Thus is slavery:

To be mastered by the moon

Now the sunโ€™s aโ€™bed.

Honeygloom's avatar

Oh I love this take! We are kind of slaves to nature, even though we fight it๐Ÿ–ค

Richbee's avatar

A bright bald head lifts above

horizon to shine from sunโ€™s reflection .

Dayโ€™s journey still not done until moonlight splashes cowโ€™s milk in pail.

Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Lovely, a sweet little mixture of fairytale and science. I love it๐Ÿ–ค

A.P. Murphy's avatar

Selene watches -

displeased with your efforts, vows

to change face, bane you

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Selene - Greek: ฮฃฮตฮปฮฎฮฝฮท pronounced [selษ›ฬŒหnษ›ห] seh-LEH-neh, meaning "Moon"

Honeygloom's avatar

Poisoned by the moon, I canโ€™t lie, Iโ€™d be ok with that end.

Maryann's avatar

Celestial awe

Hecate, please, Dark Goddess

Bring more time to reap

Honeygloom's avatar

Beautiful! Love this little prayer to witch goddess๐Ÿ–ค

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Working in half-light,

Is no fun at all, but it's,

Perfect for romance... ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Honeygloom's avatar

Oh heeey, ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ–ค

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! I'm glad you enjoyed it... ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

This prompt inspired whimsical ideas!

HARVEST MOON

1. Traditional Nature Haiku:

Harvest Moon rises

Golden fields bow in whispers

Autumn's first embrace

2. Modern Senryu:

Smartphone cameras

Point at the Harvest Moon's face

#nofilterneeded

3. Metaphorical Haiku:

Celestial scythe

Reaping stars from inky sky

Night's bountiful crop

4. Humorous Senryu:

Harvest Moon so bright

Werewolves apply sunscreen now

Howling SPF50

5. Melancholic Haiku:

Lonely scarecrow waits

Harvest Moon his sole witness

To summer's farewell

6. Urban Haiku:

City lights flicker

Harvest Moon outshines them all

Concrete fields aglow

7. Romantic Senryu:

Two hearts intertwined

Beneath the Harvest Moon's gaze

Love ripens like fruit

8. Philosophical Haiku:

Time's endless cycle

Harvest Moon marks the seasons

We reap what we sow

9. Whimsical Senryu:

Moon cheese factory

Working overtime tonight

Mice dream of bounty

10. Sci-fi Haiku:

Martian settlers gaze

Earth's Harvest Moon nostalgic

New world to cultivateโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

A great selection! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Wouldnโ€™t it be fun to sit around a cafe table and write poetry together? *sigh*

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

It's such a fun format to explore, for sure. So many possibilities... ๐Ÿ˜Ž

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Took me a few tries, even a deleted comment, to get it just right.