This week, of course… The Moon.
I’ve never actually set out to photograph the moon before – and will always see it differently, now.
Last week Irene Latham shared some poems inspired by a prompt in the book, POEMCRAZY: Freeing Your Life with Words by Susan G. Wooldridge. Irene’s words, heart and wisdom were inspiring, and worthy of reading, here. The task was to 1) name an object, 2) describe it, likening it to something else, then, 3) ask it to bring you a quality it has. Whilst my poem was inspired by an evening with the super blue blood moon, it kept reverting back to the purity of the full moon, before it was cast into shadow… (And truth be told, my blood moon photos are not very good.)
I’m curious to know if you recognise my moon from your part of the world. 🙂
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Kathryn Apel 
I love knowing we share the same moon, Kat… even if it does look a little different! Well done on the photos and the words that shine just as brightly.
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I went googling moon pics, to identify that spot near the top (Tycho Crater) – and was surprised to see that all the moon pics were upside down! 🙂 #ofcourse #whywasisurprised (It’s a bit like our astonishment on seeing the water in toilet bowls spiral back-to-front when flushed in America.) Once I got my bearings, it was, of course, the same moon. 🙂
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Thanks for the moonglow today, Kat! Love the second poem, especially. Awesome photos. 🙂
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I’m glad you like, Jama. That particular poem took too, too long, to get it to say exactly what I wanted to convey. Scratch; beatific smile/face, elegance, sophistication, grace… #andmanymore
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That “Jewel moon” poem is just lovely, elegance personified.
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Thank-you, Jane. It was a process – but I’m happy with it.
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Your final moon moment equates with mine Kat. I ventured out to take a photograph and the moon had gone all shy and hidden behind a cover of clouds. So, I am grateful for your pics and poems. Marvellous moon moments!
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By the blood moon stage, I think my eyes decided they’d worked long enough in poor lighting. Everything was a blur! We only had occasional clouds scudding across, so were very fortunate!
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How wonderful….these poems are like like baseball cards for fans….different looks and styles and faces of the moon. I think Jewel Moon might be my favorite.
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Smiling at the moon’s fan cards, Linda. 🙂
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Arrrooooo! Well done, Kat. Love “blue-blooded super moon” – :0)
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😀 Just for a bit of fun…
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I love that “glow with grace”, Kat. My pictures are not close to the quality of yours, but love that we were seeing that so special appearance and I have pics to prove it! I’ve watched the moon many times with students, a month of moon-watching about every other year, and I never tired at our own “glow” as we shared together. Thanks for a beautiful collection of our moon.
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It’s not often that we can share these momentous events, Linda. So often if you see them, we don’t, and vice-versa. And you’re right – sharing wonder with kids and students is always new and exciting. I’m smiling at your glow.
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Oh yes, we definitely had a jewel moon here this week. It didn’t look red or blue to me but it was bold. I love that form. I’ll have to give it a try.
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It’s a good form to play with, Liz. More of a challenge than I’d thought it would be.
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I love your moon photos and poems, Kat. The second poem is a gem–fully formed and glowing! Beautiful!
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Thank-you, Molly. I confess, I spent much too long polishing it, so I’m glad it glows.
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Lovely poetry for a radiant moon! I love the prompt Irene shared. I suspect I will return to it more than once.
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I’m hoping to come back to that prompt again, too, Kay. It pushes you in new directions, which is always good!
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I missed it all! Damn that cloud cover! Glad you captured it all in words and pictures.
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I was pleasantly surprised at the pictorial capture, Diane. Even my blood moon pics, which were disappointing when compared to the clarity of the earlier pics, were heaps better than I’d anticipated! I may need to try for some more moon pics. (And earlier in the evening, so I can get silhouettes, too.)
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So glad that you revisited Irene’s prompt! Your poem echoes a feeling I think many of us can relate to. Your photo is gorgeous, too.
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Thank-you, Tabatha. 🙂
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It’s special and fun to start a New Year with two full moons in one month. Thanks for your moon inspired poems, I especially like your last one–”Aperture F-stop and ISO–Fun!
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Fun poems (like that last one) always just roll off. Glad you enjoyed, Michelle. 🙂
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I’ve always had a love affair with the moon – the blue-blooded supermoon in streaks of red just made me fall in love with it all over again – thank you for sharing these photographs: may we all glow with grace, hope, peace, and love as you so beautifully put it.
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So glad you enjoyed the pics and poetry, Myra. Yes, more grace, hope, peace and love would be a good thing, the world over.
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Your photos do look a bit different from my moon. We probably all see it differently. Maybe we each have our own moon.
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Or yours is upside down. 😉 #littlebitcheeky #notstandingonmyhead
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Awesome moon poetry! Love the “blue-blooded supermoon”!
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Thanks, Donna. Glad you liked. 🙂
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Kat, great moon poems and photos! I especially love your personification in the first stanza of the second poem and these lines “glimmer with radiance” and “I might glow with grace, hope, peace and love to light the world.” Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your inspiration. My cat, Tigress is whipping her tail on my messy desk knocking papers off. Her way of saying, “Mom, stop writing! I need loving and we need to go to sleep.” <:) Well, there's 1 cat ear in the smile.
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Thanks so much for that lovely feedback, Gail. And for that cat-ear smile. >^;^<
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