Moon moon round and bright
silver in black satin sky
bare your sterling soul on high
annoint our dreams that they may fly
may your deep-night healing magic
shimmer ‘cross this sleeping world
may enchantment be this night unfurled
may your wand of wonder be fully twirled
spellbind all silent slumber
’til all dreams are dreamed this night
’til pure hearts are lifted light
‘til joy has made sorrow take flight
let love rule the dawning day
let new hope awaken strong
let peace be ‘morrow’s waking song
let peace bless us this day long
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rob kistner © 2019
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Beautiful uplifting peaceful poem Love these stunning lines:
“spellbind all silent slumber
’til all dreams are dreamed this night
’til pure hearts are lifted light”
and yes “let peace be ‘morrow’s waking song” amen
Thsnk you Marja!
The closing line says it all. So beautiful.
Yes it certsinly does Sumsna!
Oh, yes, Chant this spell! So May It Be.
Chantin’ as fast as I can Susan… 🙂
Rob,
This is so placid to read; like an evening prayer:)
Thank you Eileen! Yes, it is an enchantment…
And a sprinkling of fairy dust couldn’t hurt. Beautiful, Rob!
If only it were all that easy Sara, even possible – but the human race does not have a very good track record.
As a dreamer, I can feel the beauty in this poem. May enchantment always unfurl in black satin sky. I was swept away with the moon.
Pleased you liked this True! 🙂
I need a wand of wonder to cast a spell of love into the world.
PS Every time I visit here those Serenity Totems seem to catch my eye. They are absolutely magical. Did you have a theme in mind when you were creating?
Don’t we all True. With regard to the art pieces pictured that I created. The idea of this handmade, 3D mixed-media work, is alluded to in the name of the series. I envisioned “totem” in the broad sense of being a symbolic representation of a particular quality or concept — in this case the quality of “serenity”, the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. I wanted these to be displayed in the home in the spirit of peace and beauty. The grouping you see in the sidebar are all 25” tall, with the exception being one (1) 36” tall piece. I have a series that is 20” tall, and a series that 36” tall, in addition to the 25” tall work. I have displayed and sold them, by invitation, for years at national juried art shows, along with my wife, also a nationally recognized artist, and the art she creates, as Fibrations Studios. Currently in my studio, I have a group of Serenity Totems in the 3 sizes, which I had completed in 2019, preparing for that coming summer’s major 2020 art shows, which were cancelled because of COVID. The shows are back n again, but my failing health makes my participation impossible. This last group of Totems are the last I will ever make, as the arthritis in my fingers is so severe, I can’t manage the tension wrap required to maintain the precision necessary for a beautiful work — and I won’t accept anything less. I have a reputation gained over the years in the juried art show community that I won’t tarnish. The pieces bring a quality price, so only excellent finished work is acceptsble to me.
“may your deep-night healing magic
shimmer ‘cross this sleeping world”
Yes I pray this happens every evening.
Wonderful prayer, Rob.
Would only it vome true Jade, sooner than later.
Wonderful Rob! Wake with peace in our hearts each morning.
Reminds me of the song of the seventies… “If I Could Teach the World to Sing in Perfect harmony…”
Thank you! I know it is wishful thinking, but to acheive it, you must believe it, and to believe it you must perceive it. What a far more mellow and humane world this would most certainly be Dwight. Seems the world is waking up angry and hateful. SUCKS!
And may it be so! Truly beautiful and heartfelt prayer. I’m a songwriter, and this cries out to be sung. ?? ????
Thank you Crystal. What’s interesting is I wrote lyrics in thr 60’s and 70’s and after writing this, I felt it would work wonderfully with a music bed.
This is how the night should be,
both cradle and bosom…
Night brings me such personal peace Björn. Night brings such a calming reverie for me, to the point that I seldom get to sleep before 3-4 AM. I find such solace in that post-midnight, early-early AM period! I come creatively alive.
I agree with Crystal. This sounds like a song….one of hope and beauty for this tired world.
In addition to writing poetry, I was also a lyric writer for nearly 20 years Mish. I still perceive a lot of the poettry I write from a melodious perspective.
That’s a beautiful thought. The moon! (K)
Thank uou Kerfe. I have always found the moon hanging in the night sky, visually immersed in billions of stars, was enchanting.
Well done, well sung, well hung, dude. My first waking moments are peaceful. I, first, thank the universe for giving me another day. But then I turn on CNN, which Asshat attacked this morning; Fox News is banned in Britain. Then my anger gene kicks in; so it goes.
So that’s how you kick start your righteous anger. I have stopped watching or listening to any news. It makes me absolutely crazy. I actually believe none of it, because I do not know who to believe – and my life is too short to eorry anout it. Besides, I have you to do that for me, so I just read you my bros!
This does have a lovely melodic lilt. The musicality of your reveries speak to that creative spark. Thank you for this glowing orb of positivity.
You are welcome Anna, I am pleased you liked this. 🙂
This is such a lovely song of a poem, Rob, like a prayer. Truly lovely.
If only. . .
Thank you Merril! 🙂 This is a slight revision and expansion on a piece I wrote 3 years ago.
Wow. Beautiful. A true masterpiece (or should I say Master Peace).
Thank you Ron!
I really enjoyed your beautiful poem for peace. It made me feel very peaceful reading it.
I am pleased… 🙂
Yes, yes, and yes!
Thank you Ingrid… 🙂
I absolutely love this especially; “spellbind all silent slumber
’til all dreams are dreamed this night ’til pure hearts are lifted light‘til joy has made sorrow take flight.” Exquisite write 🙂
Thank you Sanaa, I am very pleased this moved you! 🙂
If only, if only… the moon has been wonderful the last few nights.
Such a beautiful prayer, Rob, love this!
Thank you Punam, so pleased it resonated for you… 🙂
The benevolence glows from this, Rob. May it be so and be reflected back to you thousandfold, my friend.
Thank you Lisa… 🙂
The power of the moon…reaches so far…through romance, through different emotions…very nice verse..
Thank you Ain…!