July Tenth Triolet

Orange-slice moon above the city,
Floats in Prussian blue on my birthday eve,
Its rind lined with pith; pulp sheds pity,
Orange-slice moon above the city,
Rises, stirred clouds fill its cavity,
One glistening seed-a-waxing eye,
Orange-slice moon above the city,
Floats in Prussian blue on my birthday eve

Laura Stickney 

drawing of orange moon over Echo Park,
by Laura Stickney, July 10, 2016, colored
pencil and marker