Blue Moon

benevolent light
imperator of darkness
ancient azured orb

twice within a twelfth
your glowing visage appears
mystical moonlight

a silent witness
to love's first soft flowering
gentle touch of lips

unwilling specter
debasement, wrath and death
lights not a dark soul

pale sister of day
you illuminate my dreams
with your ashen song

Notes
Prompt: Blue Moon
Traditional Haiku Form (5-7-5)

A blue moon is, by definition, a second full moon in a month hence the reference "twice within a twelfth."

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Ken