PROMPT: Moon

Daily writing prompt
How much would you pay to go to the moon?

Nothing. My philosophy is that if I need technology to function flawlessly every second to keep me alive, I don’t need to be in that place.

Lantern [Free Verse]

The lightbulb inside
A temple lantern
Shines like the sun:
Backdrop to painted
Branch & blossom...

But the fact that it's lit
Means that it must be
The moon.

Wee Hours [Free Verse]

In the wee hours,
The city becomes a blur
Of color and motion,
But the moon
Is the moon
Is the moon.

Autumn Moon [Haiku]

a single branch,
leafless but bloom-laden,
against the Autumn moon.

Fuzzy Moon [Haiku]

moon slips behind 
thin, wispy clouds —-
shifting shape.

“From China” by Amy Lowell [w/ Audio]

   I thought: 
The moon,
Shining upon the many steps of the palace before me,
Shines also upon the chequered rice-fields
Of my native land.
And my tears fell
Like white rice grains
At my feet.

Full Moon [Haiku]

moon rises
behind thin clouds:
fuzzy orb

Moon Cameo [Haiku]

cloudy night walker sees his shadow;
looks up for Moon’s brief showing.

Moonrise [Free Verse]

Moonrise --
big and bright --
over a quiet town.

People stare --
alone but simultaneously --
'til the milky light
hurts their eyes.

This moon reminds them
of one from childhood
but seems unlike so many since...

But it's all one moon.

Full Moon [Senryū]

a drunk staggers
around the corner, and stares
into the full moon.