—Photo by Katy Brown, Davis, CA
PARADIGM OF QUESTIONS
—Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA
Will coyotes howl
before the moon eclipses?
And must that blood moon
rise as round, rich and golden
as a lamp lit for harvest?
Have you listened to
the language of wasps and bees?
What do their wings say,
and the waves of air among
carts and trellises
for all the climbing flowers?
Is the night sky full
of ships’ sails or sailing clouds?
Can you see pure light,
how it presses the moment
to a star’s unmined silence?
Have you heard the wind
curl up and swirl on the deck?
and three coyotes
in the dark distance calling
and a young dog answering?
In sunlight slanting
do twigs map the crooked road
that leads who-knows-where?
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—Medusa, thanking today's superb chefs in the Kitchen! For more info on the Super Blood Moon eclipse tonight, see earthsky.org/?p=51212/.