Christmas Eve, we spent 3 hours driving east starting at sunset. This means I got to enjoy the full moon rising for all three hours. It was a very Zen experience watching the moon alternate between clear skies and dancing in the clouds.
I only had my iPhone and we were moving so I didn’t get a good picture but maybe this gives the feeling of the bright moon and the misty clouds.
Old tree
bent, cracked, missing limbs,
the old tree still stands.
leaves slowly drift down,
turned brown
by winter’s first frosts.
many winters have come and gone,
and many hot, dry summers.
the tree is becoming less and less,
shedding limbs and leaves
as if reversing the growth of its youth
till one day it will become
no more than a sunny spot
in the yard; nothing left
but the burl at its base
carved into a bowl
holding the memory
of all its seasons
Lucky saying “I spy you not letting me sleep.”
Dragonfly's Dance 