Monday, May 19, 2008

The Moon

The moon tonight is big and bright, clap clap clap clap.

Maybe it's a full moon, certainly full-ish. And a crisp yellow, at least five minutes ago.

I had a clear shot at it through a clearing in the trees. Very nice. It looks so close.

I wonder about the astronauts who landed on the moon, if they think about that every time they look up and catch sight of it. That would be a mixed blessing. But probably it'd be worth it to have that added perspective, of what it's like to be there, and what it's like to see here from there.

I don't know -- I think you'd be walking around like a marked man, someone with secret knowledge. Like "I know more than you know about the moon!"