The Moon

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The ultrahot Indian summer of 2022 rages on.

As I struggle to maintain enough hydration and jump from air-conditioned room to air-conditioned room, I've been wondering how I ever survived summers before AC's were a reality in my life!

This train of thought led me to memories of my childhood. Our home back then had an open terrace at the top. It was a summer tradition to clean up the terrace every evening. We would spread our mattresses, put down our pillows, and lie down under the dark sky.

The light summer breeze, the twinkling stars, and the beautiful moon were amazing companions to a good night's sleep.

That was also when my fascination with the moon kicked into high gear! I used to spend hours just gazing at it and wondering what adventures my life had in store for me. To top it off, once I read the two part Tintin moon adventures - "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on the Moon", I started dreaming of hop skip and jumping on the moon just like those cool characters.

In fact, back in 2020, I sketched out this panel from "Explorers on the Moon" on my tablet and made it my wallpaper.

Send me a screenshot in case you make it your wallpaper too! 😀

All this thinking about the moon naturally inspired me to write a poem about it. So that's what I'm sharing today.

Alright, poem starts in 3... 2... 1!

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I look up at the moon tonight, 
our friendly satellite.
It casts upon the whole wide world, 
a haunting silver light.
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It brightens dark and inky ways 
with soft and shiny rays.
I wonder what it would be like 
to go up there someday
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I wonder how our blue cocoon 
would look like from the moon.
How it would feel to jump and hike 
its craters and its dunes.
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The gravity that's barely there. 
The lack of any air.
The sights I'd see - I can't deny, 
I would just stop and stare.
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I feel a sense of pure delight
and pause a bit to write
about my giddy thoughts as I 
look at the moon tonight.
💭

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That's it!

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