Winter Full Moon by Sharon Waller Knutson

Awake in my pajamas,

nibbling on fruitcake,

I stand by the window

on this winter night,

and watch the black bear sky

devour the magnificent mango

moon one bite at a time.

while the countryside

sleeps beneath a soft

marshmallow crème frosting.

When the sky’s appetite is satisfied

it melts into mouthwatering

coconut crème chocolate

and then swirls into strawberry

parfait before the apricot marmalade

sun is spread on blueberry toast.

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Sharon Waller Knutson is a retired journalist who lives in Arizona. She has published several poetry books including My Grandmother Smokes Chesterfields (Flutter Press 2014) and What the Clairvoyant Doesn’t Say and Trials & Tribulations of Sports Bob (Kelsay Books 2021.). Her work has also appeared in Trouvaille, One Art, Mad Swirl, The Drabble,, Gleam,, Spillwords, Muddy River Review, Verse-Virtual, Your Daily Poem, Red Eft Review, The Five-Two and The Song Is…