Eclipse of Thought

by Michael Lee Johnson / September 14th, 2025

Wing tipped
by the sun—
I see a different
version of the moon.
A movie not yet seen in darkness.
A story not yet told by prophets.
No movie mongrel
has siphoned the
joy from the wing,
the eclipse.
Clever this fore night
how the transition
of sun and moon
clouds my thinking.
Create this poem—
somewhere in between.

Michael Lee Johnson lived in Canada for ten years during the Vietnam era. Today, he is a poet in the greater Chicago-land area, IL. He has 354-plus YouTube poetry videos. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 46 countries, a song lyricist with several published poetry books, and a nominee for 7 Pushcart Prize awards and 7 Best of the Net nominations. He has over 653 published poems. He is the editor-in-chief of three poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has authored several poetry books and chapbooks. His poems have been translated into several foreign languages. Awards/Contests: International Award of Excellence "Citta' Del Galateo-Antonio De Ferrariis" XI Edition 2024 Milan, Italy-Poetry. Read other articles by Michael Lee, or visit Michael Lee's website.

This article was posted on Sunday, September 14th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.