Tonight, I saw the moon
Stalking me, watching me
Hiding surreptitiously.
She knows I know she’s there
She knows I do not care
Reasons for and reasons why
Curious, bold, or wee bit shy,
A game, perhaps she feels
So silently she steals
Tonight, I saw the moon.

 

Jordan Hege lives in a small rural town in southern Georgia where he grew up in a family of eight. Previously a carpenter, like his father, he now works in a specialty foods production business during the day, and pursues a psychology degree at night.


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19 Responses

  1. Wendy Bourke

    Love the way that you have ‘book-ended’ this wonderfully rhymed – rather mesmerizing piece, with a repeated line. And I think it is the first time I recall the moon being personified as a ‘she’. Awesome!

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    • Jordan

      I really appreciate your reply. Thank you for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed it.

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  2. Leonard Dabydeen

    Enjoy reading this poem, Jordan. Rich imagery flowing smoothly in the rhyme scheme gives essence to the “Night Watch”. A teasing last line; powerful.

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  3. Joella Wadel

    The acquaintance with nature is astonishing and yet there is a tension between the person of the moon and yourself. I understand this interaction and like your rendition of it.

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