An Erotic Invitation to the Moon

Moonrise: A Poem & Writing Prompts for Secret Anticipation

Hello, Wonderful Reader,

Today, I’ve chosen a special erotic poem and writing prompts for you to explore secret anticipation. So grab a pen and paper, set aside 20 minutes to journal, and let’s get started.

Moonrise

By H.D. 1886-1961

Will you glimmer on the sea?

Will you fling your spear-head

on the shore?

What note shall we pitch?

We have a song,

on the bank we share our arrows—

the loosed string tells our note:

O flight,

bring her swiftly to our song.

She is great,

we measure her by the pine-trees.

Source: Poetry Foundation. This poem is in the public domain. 🩵

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Four Prompts To Go Deeper ✍️

Write about the anticipation of waiting for a lover to arrive.

“Will you glimmer on the sea?”

Write about a time when you stayed up all night with someone.

“on the bank / we share our arrows—”

Write about the music, meals, or delicious things you made with a partner.

“We have a song,”

Write about a place in nature that expanded the depth of your love.

“She is great, / we measure her by the pine-trees.”

About H.D. (1886—1961)

Hilda Doolittle (H.D.) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Her father, an astronomy professor, hoped she would become the next Marie Curie, but she chose poetry instead.

In 1911, she set off for a short trip to Europe with Ezra Pound, and only returned to the United States four or five times before her death. Openly bisexual with many lovers (including the novelist Bryher), H.D. became a leading voice in the Imagist movement, whose poetry focused on sensuality, precise images and emotion.

In 1933, she traveled to Vienna for analysis by Freud, hoping to process her trauma from WW1, her paranoia about the rise of Adolf Hitler (!) and her sexuality. Freud encouraged her to write about her traumatic experiences, advice which shaped her work. Decades later, we now know that expressive writing about our more personal experiences is good for us and genuinely aids healing ❤️‍🩹.

Here are other quotes by her that I love (source here):

“...if you do not even understand what words say,

how can you expect to pass judgement

on what words conceal?”

“Words were her plague and words were her redemption.”

“Writing. Love is writing.”

Send this to someone who likes writing, please! 🙏

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I hope you enjoyed this invitation! Reply and tell me: which writing prompt resonated with you the most? I read and respond to every DM I get!

Sending love,

Tash

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