...into the great beyond

(The Monk and the Moon, 2011)

(The Great Beyond by Jacob Moon)

i first heard jacob moon's music over ten years ago,  and have been a fan ever since.  this song, in particular, made a tremendous impact on me from the first moment i heard it, so i was really excited to find a new live version of it today, and thought it would pair well with this image.  if you enjoy this song, you can check out more of jacob's music here.

melting butter moon

that melting butter moon,

o what a charmer -

came tapping on my window

like a lover before dawn.

meet me in the field, he said,

and i, irresistibly drawn,

went out to join him there.

-stacy wills (1/07/2012)

spilled ink

the bald cypress trees

spilled their inky reflections

love poems to the moon

-stacy wills (2/21/2011)

dancing moon

i love the way you

wax and wane

dancing yourself

whole again

-stacy wills (2/8/11)

slow dissolve

my head

tilts back

in wonder

i stand

open-mouthed

as if

to receive

the host

the moon

dissolves

on my tongue

-stacy wills (10/10/10)

swooning

you had me swooning

this morning, yes swooning,

right there in the driveway.

me, in my robe and slippers,

hair all bed-messy

sleep, still in my eyes.

i was innocently going out

to get the paper,

when you ambushed me.

how could i resist your silvery sliver

riding low in the sky like that,

barely clearing the treeline,

shining like all get out.

and the stars, oh...don't even

get me started on the stars!

alas, my rapture was interrupted

by the sound of

footfalls and heavy-breathing.

i was not alone as i supposed,

a jogger was approaching.

tell me, how does one

jog through beauty like this?

surely he is not oblivious

to the glory above.

surely i am not the first

moonstruck lady he's seen

standing in her yard

in the wee hours.

then i turned and ran, too...

for my camera!

-stacy wills (10/5/10)

near

when i think of you

i remember the moon

and make wishes

on all the stars
that my arms were longer