Lunar Eclipse

Bright white disc.
Creeping shadow
Dusty blood red
Umbra.
Shadow recedes.
Yellow three quarter sphere
Fades as sun rises.

About the Writer

Elizabeth Thoms Charles

Elizabeth is a member of SCBWI. She loves gardening, reading, writing, and walking in nature which occasionally inspires poetry. She earned a BA in Spanish and an MLS in library science. She lives in Colorado and writes picture books and mysteries. Her poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon.