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The Moon had to Part at Last
Had been gazing for long,
The moon,
At the sea-water,
Listening to the tranquil song.
The wind didn’t roar as the harp,
Nor did the clouds quiver any fuming fleece,
In deep slumber the storm-birds were,
Though pale, the moon did look sharp.
An owl was busy defying the darkness,
Got much help from the ray of orb of night,
Looking for a lost victim to grasp,
Everything there was save the lyre of Timotheus.
Poseidon was on leave perhaps,
Letting the water to cuddle,
The moon with elation,
Utterly overpowered was the distance.
The silvery beauty was for departure bound,
The dawn of Aurora lingered to twinkle in the orient,
Since the cruel saw of time never pays heed,
Thus she vowed to meet later without a sound.
Explanation of this Kurine
Had been gazing for long,
The moon,
At the sea-water,
Listening to the tranquil song. Explanation of the 1st Stanza: The moon had been staring at the sea-water for a long time. Here, ‘tranquil song’ means the ‘song of silence’, ‘song of peace’. The wind didn’t roar as the harp,
Nor did the clouds quiver any fuming fleece,
In deep slumber the storm-birds were,
Though pale, the moon did look sharp. Explanation of the 2nd Stanza: There was no forceful wind that creates a sound like the harp. The sky was clear also and there was no thunderstorm. Here the ‘storm-birds’ indicates that even the birds, which had to fight earlier against the stormy wind almost daily while returning homes or nests, were having a sound sleep as there was no storm that day. The moon looked pale but it still did look amazingly gorgeous! An owl was busy defying the darkness,
Got much help from the ray of orb of night,
Looking for a lost victim to grasp,
Everything there was save the lyre of Timotheus. Explanation of the 3rd Stanza: An owl was not afraid of the darkness at all. It was thankful to the moon for her moonlight. In fact, it was searching for a mouse or a little snake to satisfy it hunger. The night was extremely supernatural. It would be perfect if there were the magical lyre of Timotheus of Miletus (c. 446 – 357 BC), a Greek musician and poet, a proponent of the "new music." Poseidon was on leave perhaps,
Letting the water to cuddle,
The moon with elation,
Utterly overpowered was the distance. Explanation of the 4th Stanza: The mood of Poseidon (god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses; one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology) was perhaps joyful; he might be on leave or was enjoying his time in being entertained. So, there were no huge and noisy waves in the sea. The water was so happy because it got the chance to hold the full moon in its bosom and fondle it like a beloved. The shadow of the moon in the sea-water looked like the moon was not in the infinite sky, rather it was on earth, in the middle of the sea!
The silvery beauty was for departure bound,
The dawn of Aurora lingered to twinkle in the orient,
Since the cruel saw of time never pays heed,
Thus she vowed to meet later without a sound.
Explanation of the 5th Stanza:
However, the ‘silvery beauty’ or the moon had to leave. Aurora (the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry) was going to bring dawn soon. In other words, it was time for the sun to rise soon in the orient or east. This is the cruelty or harshness of time. It waits for none. Time used its saw and parts or separates the beloved moon from her lover, the sea. But, the moon promised that she would surely return again later to meet her lover, the sea. She would embrace the sea again very soon!
Brief Summary of the Poem
This kurine [poem of twenty lines, a poetic form created by me] is about the beauty of nature. It emphasizes the need to preserve Mother Nature. At the same time, there is also the presence of universal love. The moon is the beloved and the sea is the lover. The lovers meet, they separate with the hope that they will meet again soon.