The full moon gets all of the attention. She glows like a streetlamp,Introducing shadows to midnight,An unexpectedly gentle encounter.Luminous, unblushing, evanescent, She demands to be admired, Printing halos of light in the irisesOf those faces that are turned upwardsTo study her. But consider the sliver of silver, The crescent with earthshine at her side.Delicate, elegant,Continue reading “Earthshine”
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Summer Sky
Each glance skyward transports me into summertimeBalmy, blue, cloudless, and sweet,Pregnant with nostalgia for days yet to be known.Memories of steaming asphalt and sweltering sunBob at the edges of my mind, pushed back byEvenings that smell like warm contentment. The summer moon at dusk sits prettily in the sky.Lonely, poignant, overshadowed by the retiring summerContinue reading “Summer Sky”