MOON RONDEAU
"Love is a door we shall open
together."
So they told each other under the moon
One evening
when the smell of leaf mould
And the beginnings of roses and
potatoes
Came on a wind.
Late in the hours of the
evening
They looked long at the moon and called it
A silver
button, a copper coin, a bronze wafer,
A plaque of gold, a vanished
diadem,
A brass hat dripping from deep waters.
"People
like us,
us two,
We own the
moon."
Moon Rondeau Word Splash
Directions: The following is a list of words
found in Carl Sandburg’s Moon Rondeau. Use these words to
write your own poem with the same title. You do not have to use all
of the words, nor are you limited to only these words. However,
try to use as many from the list as possible. When finished, read
Sandburg’s poem and compare it to your own.
moon
leaf
plaque
hours
love
roses
potatoes
button
wind
people
diadem
plaque
hat
waters
beginnings
evening
wafer
copper
silver
late
gold
vanished
brass
dripp
ing
together
deep
two
own
called