moon beams and night dreams

December 15, 2020

“For the moon never beams
without giving me dreams”
~ Edgar Allen Poe
(Annabel Lee)

Did you love the moon too?

• the moon is earth’s only natural satellite
• orbits Earth at an average distance of 384,402 km, or 1.28 light-seconds
• orbits the earth every 27 days
• also known as: Luna, Selena (poetically), Cynthia (poetically)
• derived from the old-English word mona– wikipedia

“Each night the moon kisses secretly
the lover who counts the stars.”
~ Rumi

“The Moon is unique in that it is the only spherical satellite orbiting a terrestrial planet. … Another distinct property the Moon possesses lies in its size compared to the Earth. At 3,475 km, the Moon’s diameter is over one fourth that of the Earth’s. In relation to its own size, no other planet has a moon as large.” (theplanets.org)

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“The Apollo astronauts’ footprints on the moon will probably stay there for at least 100 million years”
(mashable.com)
Earth’s moon is the fifth largest moon in the solar system
The dark side of the moon is a myth
(both sides of the moon see the same amount of sunlight, however we on Earth only see one side or “face” of the moon – space-facts.com)
The moon is drifting away from the moon
(every year, the moon drifts 3.8 cm away from our planet and is estimated to do so for 50billion years. at this time, the moon will take 47 days to orbit the earth – space-facts.com)
The moon has only been walked on by 12 men – all American!
And has no atmosphere
And has quakes – can’t call them “earthquakes” – it’s not earth!
(the quakes are caused by earth’s gravitational pull)
(space-facts.com)

There’s a full moon risin’
Let’s go dancin’ in the light

“I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise”
~ Creedence Clearwater Revival ~
(Bad Moon Rising)

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“Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars

In other words: hold my hand
In other words: baby, kiss me”
~ Frank Sinatra
(Fly Me to the Moon)

“Let’s swim to the moon, uh-huh
Let’s climb through the tide
Penetrate the evenin’ that the
City sleeps to hide
Let’s swim out tonight, love
It’s our turn to try
Parked beside the ocean on our
Moonlight drive”
~ The Doors ~
(Moonlight Drive)

Believe

May you
touch dragonflies and stars
dance with fairies
and talk to the Moon

hope you have a great day!
thanks for stopping by!!

“And when she asked,
‘How do I make my dreams come true?’
The Moon told her,
‘Child, all you have to do is believe…'”
~ Ramblings of the Claury

take care
stay safe
much love