Twelve Ways of Looking at the Moon (homage to Wallace Stevens)

1
Eight bulbous eyes of
a spider
reflecting
eight yellow moons

2
A picture of old friends,
long gone
The pain is round
and soft as the moon

3
The master says to his assailant,
"I wish I could give you the moon"

4
I'm certain that Wally
understood the moon
just as he understood
cinnamon buns

5
What spirit have
I except it comes from the sun?
What body have I
except it comes from the moon?

6
Kami as the moon,
kaze as the wind

7
In my pain
and poverty of spirit
the crescent moon
formed a hook to catch fish by

8
The stars as seen in the sky
are the unfortunate
specks of milk
left by the breast of the moon

9
Lunatic politicians
drip poison
from bald and white
moon-shaped skulls

10
There will be war
The moon never lies

11
If you follow the trail
on the ocean waters
cast by the moon,
then you are a more capable
soul than I

12
As every Dogstar
has its day,
every moon
has its night