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As the pre-dawn light

Rose behind me

I watched the pearlescent orb

Slowly evolve into a buttery

Disk blushing with rising pinkness

That intensified to red

And then magenta

As it met the mists

Of the horizon

Where it sank

Into the blue violet haze

Only to emerge briefly

As a faded grayish ghost of itself

Before being eaten

By the earth itself.

So went my morning commute.

The Rising and the Setting Eclipsed

This morning as I drove to work
I watched the setting moon
Eclipsed by earth's shadow
As it sank into the horizon

While in my rear view mirror
I at the same time saw
The glowing ball of orange sun
Rising out of the horizon

I was struck with wonder
At the beauty of the morning
While filled with thoughts
Of primitive man delving

Into the mystery that
Could only leave them wondering
If their world was ending
Only to be born again.

Full Moon

A single pearl
Upon a thread that fades
Into the blackness
Broken with sparkling
Sequins of light
Pulls upon the waters
And the emotions.
Laughter is louder,
Moods are darker,
Desires are sharper,
Eyes are brighter,
And strange deeds
Are done.
Let the wolf howl!