luna

According to the news, tonight's full moon was going to appear as the largest to be seen this year.------for once, it was worth reading the news

The moon was----perfect. So perfect, it was one of those moments when it makes you wonder if you have ever seen the moon so perfect before, or maybe even more apropos, if you would ever be fortunate enough to experience it again. I sat on my patio, in a cold deck chair, feeling completely blessed but insignificant (does being"blessed" and "insignificant" contradict each other?) as I watched the silver lady make part of her voyage across the sky. She was so bright that it was possible to see only a handful of the brighter stars and planets---almost like all the other ones chose to withdraw in reverence.

The memory that came to mind was one night in the Australian outback when I had ridden my old Triumph far enough away from our small village that when I turned off the bike and headlight, I could see absolutely no man-made light or even a glow. That particular night happened to occur on a new moon--so absolutely every star possible to see was clearly visible. The effect was overwhelming--there were so many stars and planets visible that the sky appeared to be cloudy but the "clouds" were celestial lights, given full radiance by the absence of the moon's light. And I literally almost fell off my bike, just about turning it over trying to see all the lights. When I finally got off my bike, I ended up with a sore neck for about a week trying to soak them all in---and yes, the Southern Cross is beautiful.

Maybe insignificance is sometimes a blessing.

peace
-will-

new year plus

yes, it's been a while since i've posted anything--life seems to have intervened in the interim---but life goes on--other writing has been similarly reluctant--probably the main thing that reminds me that i do attempt to write is the occasional rejection from submissions that i did to contests (usually with entry fee) or to magazine/litzines several months ago--no suprises there except for the occasional encouragement from an editor who explains that although we didn't select your stuff, it didn't totally suck--ok, to be fair, that is my paraphrasing--some of the rejections have been very kind and actually supportive---but i do not want to talk about rejections now--they too are a part of life especially if you put yourself in that position attempting to get your stuff read---as far as writing, my real lifeline is Shirley and the folks at WordCatalystMagazine- my column and occasional poem or two there---i don't seem to be able to find a way to prime the well but i am still working on it
peace
-will-