seduced by the moon

a friend invited Anita and I to her home for supper

when we walked out of her house to head to our homes, 

we were both stopped by the moon, full and ripe and beautiful

so beautiful I fell under its spell

and for the first time in my life

I chased the moon

I know Grayson is not a big city,

but the light pollution still distracts from the voice of a clear night sky 

so I travelled west, 

stopped in a place with no lights and took a picture

I  limited myself to one when the people across the road came out on their porch,

I want to believe their intent was to make sure I was okay,

but how do you explain to strangers you've been seduced by the moon?

the picture was no where close to capturing what I was seeing

so I headed back to town,

my eye continually drawn back toward the moon,

I wasn't ready to leave its presence

so instead of pulling onto Park Street I heeded the call of my heart 

and drove south, toward the lake 

I was rewarded with a little better shot of the moon with a halo

it was too dark to be at Grayson Lake State Park alone

so I took a big breath, thanked the Lord for this incredible night sky

and turned to go home

when I pulled in the drive I could see the moon peeking through the pine

I went to the back yard to snap this photo

and also got the moon framed by the redbud tree,

lighting influenced by the car wash,

oh what a delightful chase the moon led me on tonight