Blue Moon, You Saw Me Standing Alone

"Blue" Moon - August 31, 2012

Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own... (not really)

You know, I hate seeing those emails and Facebook posts that shout out: 
"Once In A Blue Moon: You Won't See Another One For A Very Long Time, Years And Years, Maybe Even Centuries! Very Rare!"

Lady in the moon (artist unknown)

Well, it's all just hype: A full moon is called a blue moon (it isn't really "blue") when you get an extra one during the same month (as was the case this August) and it happens every two or three years - there was one in 2009, the last one was in 2011 and the next one will occur in July 2015. But I must admit, every full moon is fascinating and mysterious, and I took the top photo as it was rising over Long Island Sound on August 31, 2012. 

 FULL MOON

One night as Dick lay fast asleep,
     Into his drowsy eyes
A great still light began to creep
     From out the silent skies.
It was the lovely moon's, for when
     He raised his dreamy head,
Her surge of silver filled the pane
     And streamed across his bed.
So, for a while, each gazed at each -
     Dick and the solemn moon -
Till, climbing slowly on her way,
     She vanished, and was gone.

By Walter de la Mare

Civile Conversation
They make them believe,
according to the Proverbe,
that gloe wormes are lanterns,
and that the moon is made of greene cheese.

-Stefano Guazzo, 1574

Lovely Luna

Oh lovely moon, keep shining bright ~

Your soft white glow defies the night;

And when the Sun no longer hides,

Your light shifts to the other side;

And there you chase the shadows down

Until you fade and thin and frown;

'Till you come back to greet the Sun:

Your thankless work is never done.

tjbgoogins/2012

  

"Full Moon" and "Civile Conversation" courtesy of: 

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonwords/moonpoems.htm

Sweet dreams...