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Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
The Supermoon
In the early hours of an August nightThe moon was especially full and brightIt was the Sturgeon Moon I came to knowAnd it set my innermost thoughts aglowUp at its beauty, I so wished to gazeAnd to its Maker offer thanks and praiseI quickly finished my chores and readingsAnticipating the night’s proceedingsThen I prepared some tea and filled my cupAnd went to the balcony, and looked up There it was, illuminating the skyIts surface seen by the unaided eyeSuch brilliance displayed and further-made boldBy a clear dark night, a sight to beholdIn a joyful bliss, just the moon and II stared in sweet silence, and hours passed byI thought, this luminous inspiring lightCould move criminals and guide them arightIts radiance could give life to the heartsEngulfed in the shadows of the dark artsA vision of this heavenly tokenCould heal a soul that’s aching and brokenWho else is watching the moon at this timeAnd is thinking, the Lord is so sublimeAs I pondered this signpost on the questIt as the night’s host, and I as its guestI recalled some sacred words I had readIn which the Full Moon of Madina ﷺ said,“You will see your Lord as you see this moon…”The night carried on with I in a swoonIrshaad A. RashidAugust 2022Burlington ON, Canada
Photo credit: Mohammed Khan
A supermoon occurs when a full moon is at its perigee (the point in its orbit where its closest to earth). This makes the moon appear brighter and larger than a typical full moon.
The Sturgeon Full Moon rising seen
from Sioux Lookout in Burlington, ON.
Photo Credit: Irshaad A. Rashid Aug 1, 2023.
Gazing at the Sturgeon Full Moon
Photo Credit: Irshaad A. Rashid August 1, 2023.
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Beautiful poem! May we be guided to reflection by looking at God’s creation!
Alhamdulillah, Looking up on the balcony is meditation in a beautiful way
The flow of the poem was like and independent cadence were one idea flowed smoothly onto another. Quite compelling. Well done!
Alhumdulillah, that is beautiful!
Some of the most awe-inspiring moments of deep thought I have ever had involved laying down at my campsite up north staring into the star-studded universe and trying to comprehend its immenseness and meaning. Reading your poem brings those moments back to me. Thanks for that.