The theme for this month’s poetry competition is:
Celestial Bodies
“I’ve tried the new moon tilted in the air
Above a hazy tree-and-farmhouse cluster
As you might try a jewel in your hair.
I’ve tried it fine with little breadth of luster,
Alone, or in one ornament combining
With one first-water start almost shining.”
The Freedom of the Moon by Robert Frost
Do I hear a collective groan?
Fear not! Anything vaguely related to the theme will be welcome, from Red Dwarfs to the Moon in June, and multitudinous things in between.
Let your imaginations expand into the Universe. This should be easy for those Cherished Colleagues with brains as big as planets (thank you, Marvin and Douglas Adams).
Entries by midnight on 30 June.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Bilbers, a heavenly theme! One is aware of having encountered many celestial bodies down the decades whose luminescence could have inspired pomes. 😉
Inspiration is found in many places, Janus. Please feel free to interpret the theme in any way you please, but don’t frighten the horses. :).
Good Heavens!
Over the moon about the theme,
A starlit night, a waking dream.
The universe is mine to wander,
Alone its mysteries to ponder.
To plunder planets deep in space,
Galaxies, and more, to race
To be the first to chase the stars,
Or spend a week or two on Mars.
Good Heavens, indeed! An early poem. Thanks, Ara. 🙂
Swat, Arrers! 😉
Lord Byron nailed this one, innit?
SHE walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meets in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellow’d to that tender light 5
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.
How does one compete with that? 😦
Yeah, lovely, innit, classic even.
Now just get on with it, Janus ……….. 🙂
Oh, all right then.
https://charioteers.org/2014/06/06/28th-april-1949/
🙂 Thank you, Janus!
Hiya Bilby,
It’s been awhile since I’ve done this sort of stuff but seeing as it’s you, I mused.
https://charioteers.org/2014/06/18/more-than-a-rainbow/
Hi JW!
Despite a promising start, I was worried that this post had been lost in space, so I’m over the moon that you have mused, hopefully amusingly. Thank you. 🙂
Bilbers’ comp inspires the bards
Wot sit ‘n gaze at footie’s stars.
As pigs do fly and parrots barf,
They need relief, they need to laugh.
So think of galaxies! No matter
Sweet FA and that man Blatter!
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Nicely crafted, PG! 😉
That raised a smile, Janus. Is it an entry?
Stars in your eyes, PapaG?
Yes Bilby it is indeed an entry in a kind of abstracted way. However Paul Klee (Artist) and The Royalist had inspired me to have a second shot – “The Sky at NIght”.
Bilbers, yes! The muse just keeps on doing it.
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Some tell me that you’re near to God
But I’m just an unbelieving sod
Do you have planets akin to ours,
With birds and trees and beautiful flowers,
With lakes and mountains snowy topped,
And fields of colours annually cropped.
Are you out there alone in space,
Cold and fierce with a devil’s face,
Or are you happy like our sun,
Loved by millions having fun?
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
If you are near to a Godly being
Send a sign to help me seeing.
My feeble effort is here
https://charioteers.org/2014/06/19/my-pome-for-june/
Blimey! Thank you all for your efforts. 🙂
Ode to Gerrard and Rooney
Sack a failing star
Before he gets to Rio
Don’t just let him fade away…….tumtetum
Well, I did say, “Anything vaguely related to the theme” (sigh).
😉
When you wish upon a star
Check the lads know where you are!
Else the pomes’ astronomy
Could be Suarez, Hulk and Messi!
PS To make it scan, it has to be ‘astroNOmy’! 🙂
Thanks for the scansion tip … 🙂
Breaking News for Janus the Hastie
Due to busyness, announcement of the winning entry may be delayed by a few days …
I’m learning patience with age……. 🙂
We’ll make an Ent of you yet, Janus. 🙂