Yesterday It Was Full Moon.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Yesterday it was full moon....

Oh what do I have with the moon?
Full moon?

Now I can no longer see that.
The moon has become smaller
but he still stands out
because he is hiding behind the roof of my neighbors

at first I thought, that is the garden lantern from them
I didn't notice it was full moon yesterday,
since I watched world football between China and Spain.
A world football match for women.
the US, England and the Netherlands are the best, they say.

the moon continues its walk to the next point.
it is now light orange and not as big as the setting sun,
with the same beautiful orange color,
no not the orange color of our royal house,
but just orange from Rembrandt
with which I always paint

do you remember...
the best oil paint colors are The Rembrandt and The Van Gogh?
Yes world famous for oil paintings on linen canvas
I can add that the best watercolor colors are also these two brands

I write poems, at least I try to write poems,
but I also draw and paint
that is innate talent given by God,

I see the moon moving from left to right,
it takes about half an hour for this
I can imagine that it follows the earth in more than one day,

Only last night did I get the chance to think about it
God's creation, so powerful, so sweet and gentle and intensely beautiful,
the moon is also so romantic

it is a bit foggy this night,
every now and then he hides behind those veil curtains,
and then he continues his route

the moon is so beautiful, light pastel orange in mist grey and translucent
it moves very carefully through the misty clouds,
just like watching a dot behind veil clouds,
gently shifting in silence

I am relieved to have made these notes about the moon,
because he is so beautiful in soft orange
and sunk in transparent grey
covered with translucent cloud veils
and it looks romantic....

noted by ©Sylvia Frances Chan
Haarlem, the Netherlands
1 day after full moon
Tuesday, June 18,2019