Moon Meditation by Neil Ellman
Moon Meditation by Richard Pousette-Dart Moon Meditation (after the painting by Richard Pousette-Dart) Walking on the moon in the breathlessness of dust no wind, the cold cutting like diamond blades of ice through stone and skin the first perhaps the last I walk in the shadow of the gods who came before. At the Sea of Tranquility I am alone with no one to guide me but the stars and no one to believe in but myself. Neil Ellman is a poet from New Jersey. He has published numerous poems, more than 1,000 of which are ekphrastic and written in response to works of modern art, in print and online journals, anthologies and chapbooks throughout the world. He has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net. Editors Note : This is an ekphrastic poem and based on a work of modern art. The title of this poem is that of the original ima...