the quiet earth
the ocean pulls back
& the moon
wanes
unattended smoldering
slowly advancing
call it a slow burn
if you will
call it a cleansing
a purging
fire on the water
strangely inviting
the earth has never
been this quiet
the airwaves nearly vacant
except for what
the stars
& the quasars giveth
june two thousand twenty-one
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
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Beautiful John!!
Thank you so much, Tara 🙂
So beautiful!
Thank you very much, Ms. Doshi 🙂
You are very welcome 🙂