Moonrise

Because the rising of the Moon is blocked

every night

by the giant condo east of us,

actually seeing a Moonrise is beyond me.

Only if I were to take myself

to an east-facing beach—

unobstructed sky in all directions—

only then could I calmly wait

for her to appear.

 

On an ordinary night

I can begin to glimpse her any time after 10:45

(about the time, twelve hours later,

that the Sun peeks around that same condo).

 

No, for me the most reliable Moon sightings

are from the bedroom window

when I awaken at 1:30

and find her floodlighting the city

with her invitation

to rise and dance to the tune of the Moon.

 

 

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