High-Proof Moon Raker

Poetry

High-Proof Moon Raker

Katie Frances Hartless

Historical Fiction, travels

Bring me that blue flame,
white lightning,
hooch on a spoon.

Give me some clear shine,
tingly lips;
I’m waiting on the mule kick
to send me to the moon.

I been baptized
in the firewater.
Confessed my sins
on Newman’s Ridge, and
prayed to the mountain’s spire.

I been bit
by the unfetchable white dog,
swallowed and spit,
through a swan’s neck.

But before I die,
give me some clear vapor,
a pour I can see my own reflection inside of,

the on-fire vampire,

high-proof moon raker.

13 responses to “High-Proof Moon Raker”

eob2

Moonshine 💙

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Hi! Yes, indeed. Mountain brew. 💜 Lovely to see your comment, old friend.
  
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  1. eob2
    
    Thank you! It’s nice to be back. 🙂💙
    
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johnlmalone

wonderful K: we all want a shot of the ineffable; love that ‘Vampire’ song; I’ve played it a few times ; it’s wild and adventurous like Meatloaf’s ‘Bat out of Hell’ single —

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  I’m so glad you liked the song, John. Cheers to the unknown and it becoming known. 💜
  
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  1. johnlmalone
    
    going home from gym I heard it again; it really should be considered for a grammy —
    
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Samantha Burgett

Wonderful and moody! Love how you always bring me to another world with each new poem.

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Samantha. It was the photo that really set me on the path. Back to my own roots, and I enjoyed writing this one.
  
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Ana Daksina

I’ve had some back country mead which would put the vintages to shame.

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Indeed. Homemade hooch. There isn’t really anything quite like it. Before the children, I wanted to make more of my own, but now I settle for sampling other peoples now and then.
  
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Simon

What a baptism of fire!! 🔥

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  🤣Yes. They say the burning means your finally forgetting. Funny, I have a baptism reference in my recent poem. This one a little more traditional.
  
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  1. Simon
    
    Sounds like a baptism of fire lol
    
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