unzipping the tent
inviting the springs last moon
to sleep beside her
It's almost summer, the temperature is warming up. The poet opens up her tent to cool it off inside or just to get a better view of the moon. The unzipping of her tent becomes an invitation for the moon as it readily climbs in next to her.
This poem emits a sweetness, the poet inviting the moon to share the space next to her. There's a comfort in sleeping beside another, especially someone you've known for a long time.
As sweet as this is, I also find a suggestiveness to it. How the reader will view it depends on their interpretation of the last line, to sleep beside her. When you invite someone to sleep beside you, this could be taken as an invitation for them to sleep with you in a romantic or sexual way. Being the spring's last moon, is this one last fling before it goes?
I'm reminded of one of Ono no Komachi’s love poems.
Awake tonight
with loneliness,
I cannot keep myself
from longing
for the handsome moon