Endless skies

Distant mountains are blue in hazy sky
dead trees reach branches into endless sky

chasing insects, aerobatic swifts dance
never stopping as they caress the sky

people with umbrellas rush through the streets
as grey clouds move slowly across the sky

the town is surrounded by factories
pumping toxins into poisonous sky

scientists stare at their computer screens
as rockets launch progress into the sky


(for a more optimistic view, please feel fere to read the couplets in reverse order!)

ghazal for Totally Optional Prompts
I also have a ghazal in the ghazal page Moon Radif Challenge, which went live today. The main page for the challenge is here and you can read my poem if you scroll down on this page.
You can read my earlier ghazals here and here.

Moonstruck

In a garden silver bright with the moon
an owl hoots under the light of the moon

The city streets are deserted tonight
tv aerials held tight to the moon

A girl stares out of her bedroom window
she wants to take a bite out of the moon

A young boy runs into the empty street
trying to fly his kite to the moon

Musing and gazing out into the dark
Crafty green poet delights in the moon.


Chapter 4 of Unleash the Poem Within suggests that the ghazal is a perfect form for daydreaming and letting your mind wander.

The Ghazal Page , an excellent resource to find out more about this fascinating form, is currently holding a competition for moon ghazals.