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"Half moon beguiles me" - I'm gonna take a shot and say because of the female directive in the last line this is an observation of a woman. So from the first line, I get the image of a smile; the shape of the half moon, and being enchanted by it. Yet, the next line feels a lot more distant. 'Neap tide' - suggesting ambivalence, and indifference.  Now, what I like about this is the movement you've got between the rolling in of the first line, and the retraction of the second line. This little snippet could almost be the sea itself with it's backwards and forwards motions. The last line, says the word 'muddled' and I actually think that's the word that the little piece pivots on. It could have been a collective or a descriptive word, but you chose an emotive word, and that's actually rather powerful. I got a lot from this anyway, and sometimes really like to digest the little pieces, such as this. Something else cool is L1 + L2 + L3 = 12 words, 1 +2 = 3, which is your number of lines. Synchronicity. It's bloody everywhere...heh. FYI if I ever write a memoir, I'm calling it "Her muddled trappings" lol Thank you for the read.

Your observations and comments are spot on ... I've been spending a lot of time watching the ebb and flow of waters near my place while sipping Jacks and smoking a bit ...

Even during a low tide (neap tide) there's a certain beauty to the tiny inlets although they reveal cold dark muddy silt ... To paraphrase Marilyn Monroe, if you can't love the crazy or even "ugly" parts - then how can you appreciate the beauty of a thing, let alone a woman ...

I'm looking forward to that memoir ...

Cheers

The moon indeed does push and pull the emotions with the tide.
Well conveyed.

Thank you for the RL adds on these last two pieces of mine ... I'm glad someone else finds joy in the shades of the moon

Salud

I've always enjoyed the intimacy of rock pools
after the waves...

So do I Paul ... I love to watch the fiddler crabs scurrying about or raccoons hunting for mussels or clams

Thanks for the read and comment

Moon's make me sad; I prefer a darkened sky. . .but that's just me. . .However, I definitely felt the flow of this one. . .It read so aromatic I could smell the sea water in your ink. . .Excellente, Senor Lobo. . .xoxo, Devlin;)

I prefer the moon as a lantern to guide me ... There's nothing quite like the power of moonlight ... Thanks for the read and comment ... Your kind words brighten the day.

.....so me thinking you're reflecting on the sight of a woman ass, half showing, was wayyyy off base huh? lmbo... jokin'
Very nice Pedro....

No her ass is definitely a full moon, but I've seen men, and women, catch stars in their eyes staring at it lol ... Thanks for the read all the same ... Made me laugh!