When the Moon Smiles At Me
Sometimes the moon smiles at me.
When the Moon smiles at me
in the twinkling of a dark night,
in the twinkling of a dark night,
I know the sun has gone to sleep
far below the western horizon.
I search for old friends in the sky
and I see why the moon is happy.
When the moon smiles at me
in the quiet stillness of dawn,
before the world awakens,
I know the sun will soon peek above the hills
and kiss the morning dew goodbye.
Then her moon smile will slip away
in the brilliance of the morning.
I think the moon smiles because she has a secret--
one that she cannot keep to herself for long.
For the secret of the moon’s round face
But every month, out in the deepness of space
the sun shines fully on her roundness.
And her secret is revealed.
There is no more hiding her face.
When I see the moon smiling,
I know her secret.
Her beautiful face hides
behind that smile.
And I smile back.
Tonight, as I drove home from a friend’s house, I looked up to see this beautiful crescent, lying on her back. It reminded me of this children’s book I wrote several years ago. I tried my hand at watercolors too…in an attempt to get a feel for what I wanted the book to look like. The result was sweet, but not very marketable (as I was told by the agent I pitched it to). Never mind, every time the moon is in this phase, it tenders my heart and makes me smile.
I hope it makes you smile too.
“…it will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.”--Psalm 89:37
photo by Irargerich, flickr creative commons
26 comments:
that is precious...I saw the moon smiling tonight, too. my boys noticed it first!
Beautiful......thank you!
Smiles and hugs,
andrea
Love the water colors. The curtains are sweet, sucking in a breeze. We saw the same smiling moon. :
moon smiles ... what a wonderful thought
Yes, Laura, it DID make me smile, too.
I wrote about the full moon in this very cycle, and it's so meanignful to see what it "looks" like after it waned -- through your eyes.
oh it does. thank you for sharing your joy.
it speaks of contentment.
Beautiful! I love watching the moon move through its phases as I move through the phases of my life. I never thought of the crescent as a smile, though -- now I won't be able to forget!
Your first image of the moon is so stunning. I could linger for a long while, seeing it against that black touched with silver.
Your watercolors are delicate. They say a lot even without words. Lovely.
Yes, I fell in love with this photo! Found it on flickr...some gorgeous shots of the moon in Creative Commons there. The shots I took myself did not do the smiling moon justice. But this one was perfect.
:)
...faithful witness in the sky
It boggles my mind if I think too long on it all.
Please follow me here to see what kind of faithful & blatant witnesses for Life we can be...
http://aspiretoleadaquietlife.blogspot.com/2010/03/who-have-upheld-his-justice.html
You know I love you and I apologize if I took advantage of your beautiful for post for that link.
Blessings.
Laura - words and watercolors both leave me smiling!
You are so talented Laura to be able to express your heart in such a sweet reachable way.
love that about you!
marketable does not an artist make! so very special to see these works of yours . the moon is such a partner in it all
Love it! :o)
I love the moon. I have always said that if I dind't know better I could be a pagan - totally satisfied go worship the moon- it's cycles intrigue me. I guess it is becuase they remind me of God's faithfullness. Sometimes he shows up in his fullness. Other times I don't feel or see him. And often he smiles at me. Thanks for the precious reminder.
It sure did, and you often do!
In January I had a moon experience, too, except it was a full moon and not the crescent (that time!).
Are you telling me you painted these? Laura!!!! These are absolutely beautiful... as are your words AND your heart!
Laura,
I love your writing style, and I love the moon story. You are so creative and crafty. He has blessed you with a wonderful talent, and thank you for sharing it with us.
Kristy
This reminds me of one of my favorite children's authors, Cynthia Rylant. She grew up in WVa and has done some stunning work with her words and finding artistry to go with. I simply adore all of her stuff. She's even written about the "moon" on occasion.
I think the moon smiles because it's keeping a secret regarding the new day to come.
Love it all, friend. Again, you've got me thinking about your "next."
peace~elaine
Bravo Laura! I love it - the paintings, the words - it is wonderful. It makes my heart sing.
Laura ,
I literally just came in from outside, staring up at the moon and thinking of how I would write something about this sliver like a bowl of wonder .
and to see this just makes me so very happy.
and you are so talented.
As beautiful as the words are, I could look for a long, long time at the first watercolor.
Your gifts are abundant. Thank you for sharing them.
This SHOULD be in a book... try again. I think it is wonderful.
hello i saw a smiling this moring @ 12/19/2011 and i have also seen a rainbow around the moon in 1995
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