Getting over the man in the moon
First have a good window seat because you'll get tired of standing waiting for him. He's predictably unpredictable. You can know his schedule down to the minute if you want but that doesn't mean you'll see him. Some nights he stays under covers. Don't even think about what he's doing there. It's none of your business.
Remember he can't show all of himself. Ever. The best he can do is a sliver at a time. It can take weeks to see him fully and remember that's only half of him, half of his head if you want to think of him like that and you do. So start changing familiar titles and phrases to things like, “Half-Headed Moonlight Becomes You.” Or, “I'm over the half-headed moon!” (“Half-Headed Moondance” will always make you smile.)
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A concise peek at what remains our most mysterious neighbor, even after a handful of visits. An enchantment worthy of its subject.
Cleverly written, and I love the title. A friend told me the other day she sees an upside down rabbit instead of a man. The moon will never look the same again. :'(
Love it. But makes me think about where is the Woman in the moon?
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Makes me smile for sure. *
Lovely work.
But, but... full moon?.
Oh. You mean... you never see the dark side. I'm slow.
You made me think.
Good job.
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Mr. Strannikov, thank you for your lovely comment and also for your suggestions sent privately. I'm working on this.
Mathew, thank you. I'll look for the rabbit.
Tim, I have never once thought about "The woman in the moon." Thanks.
Thanks Gary, Beate (dancer and poet!) and Gary for reading and commenting.
James Lloyd, I spent four seconds looking it up and the most we ever see is 59% so I guess it would have to be ""the a little bit over half-headed moon." That's better to my ear. Thanks.
The man in the moon as seducter. I like it. *
"Remember he can't show all of himself. Ever. The best he can do is a sliver at a time."
Nice. The piece also brought to mind REM, Automatic for the People.
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Thank you John. Thank you Sam. I'm going to listen.