February Full Moon,
the Snow Moon
shone in the clear sky.
I worship nature
and encourage my kids,
so, we stood on the porch,
in the backyard garden,
and admired it,
basking in the illumination.
I told my children
about the Japanese ritual,
of moon-watching 'tsukimi',
what a beautiful practice.
The next full moon
is the 'Worm Moon',
and it will be a year
complete, of teaching them
all the full moon names,
from April to January:
Pink, Flower, Strawberry,
Buck, Sturgeon, Harvest,
Hunter, Beaver, Cold,
and Wolf.
I encourage all to be selenophiles,
and gaze the celestial bauble.
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
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Comments (3)
The moon is always so beautiful. Loved your photo and poem!
I enjoy looking at the night sky. It's not been warm enough for me to go outside, but I have a window by my bed that I can look out at night and see the stars and moon
You taught me a new word 'selenophiles'. Never heard this term before. Good job.