Moon-Juggler,

by J. W. Cassandra

The poem entitled Moon Juggler is the first in the cycle entitled Mystery of Moonbeam Path. The poem has a mysterious atmosphere, surrounded by mysticism. It is a framed poem, in the opening image of which the lyrical self ascends to the Moon, speaking to the reader in the first person singular, and in whose silver mirror that once was, namely, the bygone, opens its way, and in which the dead revive.

The lyrical self juggles with silver and diamond moons; he is the guardian of the gate. This light game is also a symbol of power: he who can play with the moons also exercises power over the celestial bodies. The exhortation in the frame that closes the poem also refers to the fact that the mystery-seer must become like the lyrical self itself, which is a supernatural power.

I climb to the Moon on silver rungs,
Her silver mirror opens a path to what once was,
In her diamond mirror, the dead revive.

On the rungs, I climb up to heaven,
I am juggling with moons like orbs of silver!
I will open the lunar gate before you:
Recognize me, mystery-seer!

But if you do see naught when you arrive,
You will be in Silver Moon, a diamond ice!
I am juggling with diamond moons –
I will close the lunar gate before you.

Climb up to the Moon on silver rungs!
Her silver mirror opens a path to what once was,
In her diamond mirror, the dead revive.

Written: 11 / 02. 2026, by J. W. Cassandra
Translated: 14 / 02. 2026, by J. W. Cassandra

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