Love Poem: Underneath the Moonlit Sky
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Written by: Paghunda Zahid

Underneath the Moonlit Sky

When the egg yolk sun vanishes away
And the crimson of heaven begins to decay

Moon ascends to the throne of sky 
Now fully mature, she is using her strength to untie 

Fairies constrained in space by cosmic power___
Finally free, they all take out their wands in delight 

Silver fibers spring out from those wands
And cover like a magical shield, the whole wide world 

They reaches the Earth and the silvery shield remains intact 
Which brings to life even the dormant creatures of the Earth 

Earth's inhabitants welcome the ethereal beings, 
And In the best possible way, do their biddings

Wind blows through woods to play the music along
The Leaves which sing the most bewitching song

Flowers unleash all their Aromas
Awakening the fireflies from their fortnight coma

But Sea is cold to them like Neptune 
For she is in love only with the Moon

And she will dance for the queen of Night
Like a mad maiden in a very huge gown

She rises and falls, rises and falls... oddly 
Struggling to somehow abandon her body

To enter the spirit world and to embrace____
The Moon just like matter sucked by black hole in space

So, she dances furiously in complete ecstasy
And never gets tired even for once

In the silver cold magical light
I too watch the show as a spectator, but silent 
And my heart gets filled with magic and joy

It goes on and on until the Dawn
turns the silver dark to Crimson again

Horizon ignites... 
Moon becomes invisible to sights 
Fairies are called back
And the sea finally halts...! 
                       __________________
(Paghunda Zahid 
July 31st, 2020)

(placed 1st 
in COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE (10)any form any theme, sponsored by: Brian Strand)