Petals Under Moonlight
Petals under moonlight
on a night when the month of May
is blooming:
owls play their piccolos
upon the branches,
crickets, their castanets
upon the watery grass —
Rejoice
in the muted colors of the petals,
foliage,
sepals,
beneath the cloak of temporal
greyness —
When daylight alights,
the greening of things
innumerable will blaze
across the fields of this fertile
continent,
drenched in the early rain,
warmed by the beams of the morning
sunlight.
D. G. Vachal © 2013, 2025
Photo Credit: Richard Thripp
lilies, sparrows and grass 
owls play their piccolos
upon the branches,
crickets, their castanets
upon the watery grass…
Absolutely marvellous prose, D! Love the way this flows and takes the reader to a magical place 💖
Thank you so much, Susan! Glad to know these words transport the reader to a magical place!
💛🤗💖
Like being there! Thanks Dee
Thank you so much, RJ! I appreciate it.
I love the way you see the world. Particularly love “owls play their piccolosupon the branches,crickets, their castanetsupon the watery grass”!
Thank you Ellen! 🩷🙏