A photographer steadies his tripod on the sand as the crowd swells to watch the super moon rise. The sky is heavy with cloud and the only light on the horizon is the green flicker from the East pier. We are bathed in a warm glow while we recognise old friends and catch up on our stories. “The last time the moon was this close to earth was the year I was born,” says Tom, “but I do not remember seeing it!” We have a good laugh and my mind travels back to a time before I could talk or walk. I am lying in my cot under the skylight in my grandparents’ flat. The moon glides into view like a long forgotten friend and I kick my blanket while waving my arms with joy.
Tonight I lift the curtain to watch the clouds part just before bed time. The moon is pulsating inside a gold and indigo halo, her light reflected in our neighbour’s skylight.
November moon
a crowd gathers
in the sky.
© Xenia Tran
Photographs by Xenia Tran, third photograph cropped in windows photo editor, other photographs unedited.
Camera: Lumix Panasonic FZ38, settings: iA and Night Sky (ISO 800).
dVerse Poets Haibun Monday: Memorable Full Moon or Super Moon
fpj Photo Challenge: Continuation
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Magic
Beautiful-love the memory and photos too : ) xxx
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Thank you Samantha! I hope you got to see the moon too last night. Much love to you all :o) xxx
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It was hidden behind THICK cloud unfortunately, so it’s lovely to see your photos 🙂 lots of love : ) xxx
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What a shame, we had thick cloud for most of the night too. Thank you for the love Samantha and have a wonderful evening :o) xxx
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You too : ) xxx
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Thank you Samantha :o) xxx
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Lovely story and photos 🙂 Glad the sky was clear enough to get a good view. We were lucky here too ❤ xxx
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Thank you for your kind words Cathy, glad you were lucky too :o) Much love to you and Finn xxx
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💖 xxx
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Ya kNow.. i’m alMost
to the point wHeRe
the best thing about
‘this photo’ IS A
moon.. a dog..
a sea..
without
humans..
but i haven’t
given up yET..
sMiLes mY
friEnd… juST a thOught..
attempting sTiLL to divorce iT
from
FeeLinGS..
recent events
of course.. included..;)
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Thank you my friend, hang on in there! :o)
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Thanks.. doing
Fine.. a little
Tongue in
Cheek..
tHere
And
Par for the human course..:)
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:o)
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🙂
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Beautiful images, well captured. I was scared of the moon as a child, until my mother pointed out that the moon has a face – it seemed more friendly then!
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Thank you Annabelle! So glad your mother pointed out the friendly side of the moon to you :o) Much love to you, Millie and Pearl and enjoy the rest of your evening xxx
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Spectacular Xenia. ~~dru~~
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Thank you ~~dru~~, enjoy the rest of your day :o)
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I too have vague memories of lying beside the window reaching for the moon… This time it was just hidden in clouds unfortunately…
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Thank you Björn, wonderful you can remember those moments too :o)
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love this haibun
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Thank you so much Maureen :o)
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Great photos
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Thank you Elaine :o)
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I really enjoyed your haibun and the story within. It is a bit magical. My favourite line is> The moon glides into view like a long forgotten friend and I kick my blanket while waving my arms with joy. Thanks!
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Thank you so much for your kind words Adriana, so glad you enjoyed it :o)
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Beautiful moon memories. Loved the Haiku.
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Thank you Paul :o)
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I had a stunning view of the full moon last night and this early morning too ~ Enjoyed the photos and haiku ~
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Thank you for your kind words Grace and so glad you saw the moon too! It was truly magical ☺
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I’m glad you got to see it rise as we had heavy clouds until midnight.
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Thank you Brian, so sorry you could not see the moon and hope you still felt her blessing 💜
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Beautiful story, photos and haiku.
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Thank you for your kind words Rosemary ☺
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So beautiful Xenia. I managed to catch the moon last night too.
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Thank you Miriam, so glad you saw the moon too!☺ Have a blessed rest of the day 💖
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Yes, it was lovely. Thanks Xenia, enjoy your day as well. xo
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Thank you Miriam ☺ xxx
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Missed the moon on the biggest night…but saw it the next night (it was still huge!) as it played in and out of clouds. Gorgeous sight!
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Brilliant! So glad you still got to see this special moon :o)
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I love your haiku and your story. I like the idea that there were lots of poets looking at the moon over the last few nights…
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Thank you for your kind words Sarah :o) It is a wonderful thought that around the world we were all looking at the same moon and she was looking at all of us :o)
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you Michelle 💖
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It seems so many people had cloud coverage with this super moon…including me! So thanks for the photos, Xenia. 🙂
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You are very welcome Gayle ☺
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I also have memories of reaching for the moon and still do reach out for it. Lovely haibun but the haiku says it all. Wonderful in its simplicity.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Toni. How wonderful you also have these memories and that we are here so many years later still reaching for the moon :o)
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Love the way you set up the scene of anticipation and fellowship, sharing a moment of moon history.
I especially like the description here..”The moon is pulsating inside a gold and indigo halo, her light reflected in our neighbour’s skylight.” It’s so interesting to see a range of different photos of the Supermoon from all over the world. Yours is very mysterious. 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words Mish :o) We were talking for over an hour before heading back home as the cloud cover was too thick for us to see the moon rise. When it broke through the clouds much later that night it looked very mystical. I have seen some amazing images from other parts of the world and it is so wonderful that we are all looking at the same moon and see a different side of her :o)
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Lots of talk and photos about the month’s moon appearances lately, and for good reasons. It has been noticeably and incredibly gorgeous lately.
You narrate like a true poet.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Rommel :0) I hope you got a good view of the moon too and wish you a blessed weekend :0)
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Xenia, this is a really creative response to Frank’s challenge of continuation! Good for you. Thank you – and many smiles. 🙂
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Thank you Debbie ☺💜
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Beautifully written story and pics. The dog is absolutely adorable.
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Thank you so much for your kind words Lisa 💜
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You’re welcome.
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