Luna and Solis

Asher Manning

I - Luna

The moon whispers to me, 

Aching to tell me her secrets

She tells me how she wishes to be with the sun but can’t because he hides away in the west once 

she starts to rise in the eastern sky

She tells me how the waters listen to her as they softly caress the seashore 

The moon tells the sea 

How she wishes to feel his warmth wash over her like the ocean washes over the sand

How she desires to feel his warmth envelop her as the sea envelops the land

How she aches to hear his voice listen to her calls as the waves listen to her commands for the tides

The moon has whispered to me, calling to me day after day

She tells me to hold the ones I love close

As one day, they too, will leave as the sun left her

II - Solis

I spoke to the sun today 

I felt his warmth on my skin as he called out to me

He asked for the moon 

He asked if she missed him or if she had left him

I told him that the moon felt lonely 

That the moon craves to feel his warm embrace 

I told him how she whispers to the waves

As they are the only ones who understand her

And as the clouds started to cover his face

He whispered solemnly to me

I thought she had left me

Yet, I always seem to forget there are days when she cannot see me

I thought she had left me

Yet I always seem to forget there are days when she cannot feel me

I thought she had left me

Yet I always seem to forget that as I rise, she sets

Please tell the moon that I blaze inferno for her

I gave him my promise as the clouds finally covered him 

I then turned to the West and wondered if the moon heard him even  after she set 

I shall await her rise in the East and whisper to her the secrets I now know

Asher Manning is a current junior at Saint Anselm College, majoring in Secondary Education and History. They have a passion for American history, reading, and art. When not working on homework, Asher works on historical research, tutors in the Academic Research Center, works on differing artistic projects, writes, and reads. They are excited that their art has been chosen for humanitas, and are honored that the Humanities Institute is sharing their poetry when they have been afraid to share their voice for so long.