Medicine For The Soul – A Soliloquy

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Medicine For The Soul

A wafer-thin moon appears
in the late afternoon sky
Pale as milk and semi-transparent
Mirroring my mood of this day
Having fallen by the wayside
of everyday life
Feeling as fragile as a crumbling cracker
being spread with ice cold butter 
Jarred by the day’s impossible round
of bare-knuckle punches
Rejected, insignificant
Weary from the extraordinary efforts
I managed to perform without regard or thanks
Taking a deep breath I stare
at the simple beauty before my eyes
The transformation from a gossamer moon
to a thick cheesy ball smiling back at me
I sense my equilibrium being restored
as my body drinks the medicine for my soul


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Victoria C. Slotto is guest hosting Meeting art the Bar at D'Verse tonight
and has prompted us with the Soliloquy.

Soliloquy is a form of speech spoken aloud by a character but addressed to no one except his or her self. The purpose of the soliloquy is to allow the audience to get a glimpse of the character’s inner thoughts and feelings while keeping them hidden from the other characters. The soliloquy differs from a monologue in that the latter is spoken so that other characters may be made privy to the speaker’s point of view. A soliloquy can express thoughts, emotions, intentions, plans and desires. It can influence the unfolding of the plot and can create irony.

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Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

27 thoughts on “Medicine For The Soul – A Soliloquy”

  2. Christine, this spoke to me, especially the part about your efforts going unnoticed, as is so much of our daily lives. I enjoyed the role the moon played in your self-reflection and the metaphor of the crumbling cracker.

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    1. Thank you Victoria. Your prompt was timely from as I had played around with this poem for a couple of days, so thank you again! ☺️💕

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  3. I enjoyed the transformative place that the moon represents – at once a simple thing, a reminder of our own flat character, paper-thin and stained, but also beautiful, a wholesome half of the gentle equilibrium of the day. All in all, this was a refreshing experience – I relished it, found it delightful, and I look forward to more.

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    1. Thank you so much! I am so happy it resonated with you. yes, please visit any time ☺️💕

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  7. Oh, I really like this! I love the vivid descriptions of your day–and I could feel the weight of it, the rejections, the thankless work, even as the moon transformed, and you with it. Nature can definitely be “medicine for the soul.”

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    1. Yes it is almost insignificant at that time but still beautiful and looking quite delicate ☺️

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