Reflections On Nature: The Supermoon

The Supermoon is in the sky and our Contributing Editor is spry.

That's Bob Weirauch, our Poet-in-Chief, who has found relief,

In the natural world where his feet are curled,

In front of a fire where the sky is his choir. 

Moon

A golden moon rising on a baby blue backdrop muted by an evening sky. A fire in the pit in front of me warms my legs outstretched and begging for a breeze to blow the warmth across their chilled bareness. 

The sound of Teri’s rocker thumping slowly on the deck is the only sound I here other then the rustle of the flames and a hum of a distant aircraft floating towards the lake making its way to distant eastern shores. 

And I write….. 

The golden glow of the new moon quickly turns to a bright white as it lights the eastern sky. They say it’s at its closest point to earth tonight and appears larger than normal to the human eye. The techy term is Perigee Syzygy, but Supermoon is more than adequate for me. I’m often amazed by natural things like lightning storms and Saturn’s rings. 

Star gazing and distant trains, coyote yelps and heavy rains, hooting owls and winds that howl are just a few things that make my list of favorites things that shouldn’t be missed. 

But it was the moon tonight that made me reflect upon the things I shouldn’t neglect, but rather take the time to look around, count my blessings and write them down. 

It’s important to me to share my reflections and open my heart and not fear rejection. I think it’s important for you to see so you will know who’s really me. 

Note: A supermoon is a full moon or new moon that occurs when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. The technical term for this is a Perigee Syzygy or a full moon around perigee. The moon's closer proximity to Earth means that more of the sun's rays that reflect off the moon's surface reach Earth. This makes the moon appear slightly larger and brighter than usual. The moon's closer approach to Earth can also cause higher tides than usual.

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