Born Under a Plenilune

Poetry

Born Under a Plenilune

Katie Frances Hartless

nature

Happy Friday! What goes best with an old song? A new poem paired with a new artist. Let the wild rumpus start!

Born under a plenilune
with a full head of stars,
breasts that drift outwards,
orbiting lumps of matter.

Snipped from the galaxy’s womb,
first cries the final bars.
Serenade the angels trumpet–
a warbled, echoey tune.

Conceived on the move.
Warped soft spot scar
below invisible halo,
the spherical chin quivering.

Yawning black hole doom.
Flaking stardust arms,
cluster of milia,
gas hiccuping.

Fear not,
this too will pass
under a plenilune.

Artwork: Crepuscular Bodies oil painting by Elizabeth Levesque

12 responses to “Born Under a Plenilune”

Colleen M. Chesebro

I love this. It has a mythological flair!

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1. K. Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Colleen. It was written a while back, but needed something. I saw this painting and it seemed to be the key. 💜
  
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  1. Colleen M. Chesebro
    
    I like how you rework your previous poems to give them new life. It’s all in the editing, isn’t it?
    
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  2. K. Hartless
    
    Thank you, Colleen. Yes, I’m embracing it. I’ve always been in to recycling and upcycling, though, and I think that the yard sale mentality crosses over my to poems, stories, and characters. 💜
    
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John

I like the first sentence and that painting. I don’t remember that band for some reason but the song is cool! Cool under a plenilune…

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1. K. Hartless
  
  Thanks, John. An early Happy Father’s Day to you. That song is one of my favorites.
  
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  1. John
    
    You have good musical taste, and thanks for the good wish, K! I will call my dad tomorrow on Facetime, he is 95! ❤️
    
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  2. K. Hartless
    
    That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you. 💜How wonderful to connect with your father. Enjoy your call. I am headed to see my dad tomorrow. I’m sure he’ll want me to pick something int be garden, then take a dip in the pool. Dads are the coolest. 😎
    
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  3. John
    
    Have a wonderful day, K! Enjoy the pool, so nice. ❤️
    
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Michele Lee

Fantastic! A creative arrangement of ideas and words.

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1. K. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Michele. I discovered recently that I was born on a full moon and decided to have some fin exploring what that could mean.
  
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  1. Michele Lee
    
    Fabulous origin story! 🌚 I am not at all surprised!
    
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