Morning Moon
Evening–
and the moon rises
without hesitation,
owl and deer greet her
without trepidation,
knowing she guides them
through the shadowed night
with her glimmered, silvered light.
And in the early morning
I see her lowering in the sky—
then she softly sighs goodbye.
A quadrille for dVerse. Kim asked us to use the word early.
I’m up early in the morning, and I love it when I see the moon then.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
Lovely image. There’s comfort in seeing the moon in the morning.
Thank you. There is. It’s like a special, secret surprise.
Exactly 🙂
It is a lovely sight
Thank you, Derrick.
Nice – such a calming tone – reassuring.
Thank you so much! 🙂
The gentle ending really brings out the hope in a new day.
Thank you so much!
I admire your early rising habit. I saw the moon around midnight, not this morning.
I was asleep long before midnight. I was up at 5:30 this morning, but I didn’t see the moon–I think she was behind the trees.
I was asleep earlier too, but got awake and looked at the moon 🌙 and stars ⭐️ and then went back to bed 🛌!
Good night, Moon. . . 🙂
As a guide to you, in the morning. Lovely, Merril.
Thank you very much, Ken.
Always find it facinating to see a day moon. It just always feels so unexpected. A lovely sight to rise to in the morning. Nice Merril😊
Pat
Thank you so much, Pat. It does seem unexpected–like you’re given a special surprise present.
Yeap!😊😊
Nice how the moon softly sighs goodbye in the morning.
Thank you, Frank!
I like how you include the animals and how the moon “softly sighs goodbye.”
Thank you very much. 🙂
I’m usually up when the moon’s up in the early morning – generally that means I haven’t slept! Love the owl and deer greeting the moon at morning and evening.
Thank you so much, Shuku Li.
I hope if you haven’t slept, then you’re having fun. 🙂 I go to bed early.
Sadly I’m usually finishing work!
Oh. . .well, be on the lookout for tom-catting chairs then! 🙂
TOM-CATTING CHAIRS. Yeeeeeeeeessssssssss, they tend to lurk and prowl when it’s still dark (and there’s a moon), I reckon!
Yes, watch out! 🙂
Oh yes, she’s an old friend, that early morning moon. Merril! I like the way she rises without hesitation and guides animals ‘through the shadowed night’ and in the morning ‘softly sighs goodbye’. She’s been amazing this past week.
Thank you very much, Kim. Yes, she is amazing! 🙂
The moon looks especially pretty and pearly in the early hours! Lovely lines Merril thank you!
Thank you so much, Susan!
The morning is lovely at any time… tonight when I bicycled home I saw the full moon hanging in the trees.
Oh–that sounds beautiful!
A great portrait of Moon!
Thank you!
This makes a beautiful circle. (K)
Thank you very much. It does!
I love that time too as I am an early riser.
Thank you. It is special.
Simply beautiful. There is something about seeing the moon in the morning, isn’t there?
Thank you, Dale. Yes, there is!
I liked the moon sighing as you have told us the strs sing. Lovely ways for me to contemplate a living sky above me. I saw last night’s moon rise at 7:00 pm and saw it going down to set around 7:45 am. I got the golden Harvest Moon but the morning moon was just a pale shadow upon the pastel skies today. 🙂
Thank you very much, Robin. I’m happy my words make you “hear” the night sky. I’m sure you got a gorgeous photo.
stars sing. . .
a lovely quadrille, the moon early in the morning is spectacular
Thank you very much, Gina. I love morning moons.