moon over sea

the blank eye
of a fish

clasped tight
by me
on the cutting board

~

skipping a stone

delightfully
disturbed

the water moon
shakes
loose

~

moonshine

scent
of gardenias

on light air
is drifting
through windows

~

super moon

the brook
is rippling

in light
and shade
past the tent

~

autumn moon

the rapid creek
leaps

down
and down
into cascading waters

Jianqing Zheng is the author of several poetry collections including The Dog Years of Reeducation, recipient of the Mississippi Arts Commission poetry fellowship, and professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University.