cactus moon,
makes me swoon
as stars appear tonight;
my eyes reveal
the blossoms frill
have folded for the night.
but not my mind;
I often find
my dreams are locked so tight-
on fragrant flowers
and soft rain showers
and faces by moonlight.
bring me beauty,
love’s my duty,
sharing is my plight;
and in the garden
the Moon is warden,
the Universe is right;
as long as life
and sharpened strife
yield flowers to sunlight.
An evening to reflect on the purpose for two people... To understand this poem, you would be familiar with cactus flowers and how they only bloom during the day, folding at night to reopen in the morning. And this goes on for only a couple of weeks. Like my Love, the blooms are worth watching for but temporary. The darkness can close them down but I'll wait with the needles as long as the blooms will return by day.