"Moon in June"

Who isn't smitten by the moon's glow on a summer night? When Irene Latham our host of Poetry Friday invited the Poetry Friday community of poets to a "Moon in June" themed Roundup, I immediately responded yes.

Join me as I dance in the light of the silvery moon and hold a shining light up to Irene's latest book which will debut on August 8, 2023. Irene is designing an educator's resource filled with many moon-related poems. School Library Journal  has already announced that Irene's new book is "a lovely picture book that mixes poetry and history about the moon." 

To get in the mood for our Moon in June get-together, listen to

The moon, like a flower

In heaven's high bower, 

With silent delight,

Sits and smiles on the night.

-William Blake, Night

Below you will find a photograph I took of a moonslice with my iPhone in 2021.

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night-sky wonder

moonslice sits in silence

community sleeps

© CV, 2021

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moon strolls through sky

mingling with starfriends -

pause for a light kiss

©CV, 2023

Photo by Jone Rush MacMulloch

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Are you ready to fly to the moon and back? 

Leisurely listen to my MoonSong playlist and take a look at Irene Latham's padlet,

Welcome to the Museum on the Moon!, filled with poems, new, and curiosities in celebration of THE MUSEUM ON THE MOON: CURIUS OBJECTS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE by Irene Latham.

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I moondance with stars

under sky's dark canopy-

lunar bliss

©CV, 2023

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Be sure to visit POETRY FRIDAY hosted by Irene Latham.

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Evening Wonder

Did you read this article, "Fly you to the Moon? Japanese billionaire seeks 8 people for space voyage?"  In March 2021, Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawainin made an offer for 8 people to fly to the moon free. Sounds interesting? Personally, I rather stay on earth and gaze at the moon in the night sky. 

Last night, I was totally smitten by the glow of the crescent moon and

surprised I could photograph the moonslice with my iPhone.

night-sky wonder

moonslice sits in silence

community sleeps

© CV, 2021

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Listen to Frank Sinatra sing "Fly Me to the Moon"

and other songs on the moon playlist I created.

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Are you ready to fly to the moon and back or leisurely listening to moon-related music?

As I listen to the playlist, I add my slice of life at Two Writing Teachers to read what other slicers are offering?