Today was our first Kindergarten field trip. We rode back on the bus snuggled together planning glorious ice cream pancakes with marshmallows and chocolate chips and whipped cream on top. A finger shoots out and voice says, "Mom! I see the moon!" Until this year I never looked up to see the moon's daylight magic. Fortunately, there's a pint-sized teacher reminding me how we are connected even when we aren't together and the Indigo Girls* beautiful song "Share the Moon." And YES, I do cry ever time I hear it!
Tonight or in the morning, go find the moon. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, open your eyes and marvel at the moon. Please remember to look up!
Moon
You find the
moon
Hidden
behind contrail
Stripes
across the sky
In Sun’s
time
My child,
No matter our travels
Moon follows
us
early in the morning
Found flashing through the trees
In my blind
space
I trust your
eyes to marvel
You remember
to look
When I’m phased and glazed,
My heartbeat
rising,
Hands
holding too hard
Watching minutes
rise on the radio
And subtracting
nine
Wondering if
we’ll be on time
I trust your
eyes to find the
moon
My heartbeat and hands just right
As we marvel the magic in the daylit moon
In Sun’s
early light
In Noon’s
full shadow
In Eve's sinking amber and lavender
You find the
moon
On Mondays
and Tuesdays and Wednesdays
In the time
before light
I look up. I
find the moon
Hand on the
car door
Breath deep in
my belly
Wind puffs smoky
wisps away
Moon mirrors me to you
Moon
*Thank you to Jen & Mark, full of possibility, for the reintroduction to the Indigo Girls
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