Some would say they know the Moon.
They’ve data they can show,
But when they look
And close the book,
What is it that they know?
Text: Linked to Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt and dVerse Open Link Night.
Photo: Sue Vincent provided the photo as the #writephoto prompt.
News: The new dVerse Anthology Chiaroscuro: Darkness and Light is now available.
We humans pride ourselves in our knowing but one day we know that it’s only our pride 🙂 Lovely!
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I wonder too… the moon is a shapeshifter sun, pretender and a mirror just like me.
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Who know? Thanks, Bjorn!
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Thought provoking. Is there anything we ‘know’ that isn’t taught to us by others (who were also taught by others)?
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We take a lot for granted. Thank you!
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I think the moon holds its secrets, and smiles at what we don’t know. Blessings on you and yours this holiday season!
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I like that idea: the moon smiling at us. Thanks, Beverly! Have a happy holiday season!
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Hmmmm, I don’t know one person that does that. I do know lots of folks that supplement moon gazing with all sorts of other knowledge. But closing the book or the computer screen is a very good idea.
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Many don’t give the look a second glance. Thanks, Sabio!
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They know not when it’s waxing, waning,
or what the quarters are.
Some think that it is made of cheese,
and some think it’s a star.
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It looks like cheese to me. Nice poem, Peter!
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Thank you Frank.
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Yes Frank, you put your finger on something telling here.The moon has always had the power somehow to suggest more than it shows – by comparison – even the fabled sun (glorious and inspiring as it is…) is somewhat two dimensional. Thank you so much for taking me to that thought…
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I think you are right–the moon suggests more than it shows. I am glad you liked it, Scott!
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I read that as “love the moon.” Part of my love for the moon is her mystery.
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That is a good way to put it: love the moon. Thanks, JoAnna!
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Simple yet compelling.
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Thank you!
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Short and sweet. The moon is definitely beyond data…(K)
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It is. The data is only a small part of it although interesting. Thank you, Kerfe!
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I absolutely love this, Frank!
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I am glad, Sue! Thank you!
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It is the muse for poets and artists. Love the moon-inspired poem Frank ~ wishing you and your family Happy Holidays !
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Happy Holidays, Grace! Thank you (and Bjorn) for getting the anthology finished. You two did most of the hard work.
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Once I believed the moon had a man in it made of cheese, then later I read where hidden UFO bases put ET’s closer to us in order to fulfill the promise President Truman made with them in 1947 after Roswell–they get to abduct and experiment on us, and the government received alien technology–making me believe that half of the UFO sightings are of “made in America” crafts–I certainly saw one 5 miles out of China Lake Naval Weapons Center at 3am along highway 395 in 1984., between Redlands and Ridgecrest, CA
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You saw a UFO? I kind of wish I saw one, but I don’t want them to see me. I think I remember the idea that there were alien bases on the far side as well and that’s how we got our technology. Thanks, Glenn!
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HeART WitH No MeASurENoW
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I like what you said: “No Science
PLays A HeART oF Free..” Thanks, Fred!
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Happy Holidays
aLWays NoW
On A Road
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Stay
Safe..
See Ya LaTeR AGaiN..:)
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The moon is a telling goddess! Loved this Frank! Happy holidays to you!
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That’s a good definition of her. Thank you!
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We don’t know anything as we ought. Very reflective poem, like the moon.
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I agree. What we think we don’t is questionable. Thank you, Mary!
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Such a beautiful photo but I LOVE the poem.
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I am glad you liked the poem. Sue Vincent took the photo for the #writephoto prompt she hosts. I wish I did. Thank you!
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The moon is a mystery, that is for sure. I know the moon on a surface level and with all kinds of knowledgeable stuff. But do I really know the moon? I don’t know. Good question Frank.
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Sometimes it surprises me that there is a moon out there at all. Thank you, Toni!
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I wonder that about a lot of things we think we know so much about.
Dwight
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There are many things like that. Thank you, Dwight!
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All I know about the moon is what I see when I go out at night to watch it floating across the sky. That is when the neighbour doesn’t spy on me to see what this crazy woman is up to!
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That’s the best kind of knowledge. I also like your description of it “floating”. Thank you, Petru!
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The gap between knowledge and wisdom, beautifully skewered.
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I like your description “skewered”. Thank you, Sarah!
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Wow, how lovely. Btw, I saw the sun in the photo, and not the moon, and wrote accordingly. I must be blind 🙂
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It could be the sun for all I know. It seemed a bit dark, but it might have been the fog. Thank you!
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Good question 🙂 and truly something to ponder about, how well do we know the moon.. besides its known facts?
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The facts are interesting, but the very fact that the moon is there at all amazes me. Thank you, Sanaa!
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I like the fact that with all we know, it still hold mystery.
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It is still mysterious. Thank you, Dan!
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I echo Dan – in most things we think we know, we know only the extent of our knowledge but often refuse to accept our limitations…
Marry Christmas Frank!
Anna :o]
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Accepting the limitations of our knowledge is hard to do. Thank you, Anna!
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A beautiful question Frank, all I know is that the moon shows me something new every time I am ready to see ☺🌕
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There is something new all the time with the moon, just seeing it. Thank you, Xenia!
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Hmmm… it does give one pause. Well said in fewer words.
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Thank you, Mark! I like poems short and I didn’t have anything else to say. I am glad you liked it.
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Is it the mathametician in you that encourages the wonder in mystery, Frank? This is wonderful.
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As a mathematician I can see the set of data collected as something to work with in a model, but all that data is an abstraction of what the moon really is. I’m glad you liked this, Jilly!
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I’m still going with the green cheese theory. Merry Christmas, Frank!
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I keep that one open as well. Thanks, Sarah!
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kaykuala
They’ll realize the moon is a lot of rocks and thick dust! Wonderful limericks Frank!
Hank
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They might! Thank you, Hank!
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Your point is well made here, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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So true. There is so much more than data, things we cannot measure with the instruments we invented so far, and that is a good thing.
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What we measure is just the surface. What we get back are sets of numbers. It doesn’t replace facing the moon. Thank you!
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Yes! Very nice, Frank. The moon makes for a perfect subject for poetry.
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The moon is a good subject for poetry. It usually there to make the night sky interesting. Thank you, Eugenia!
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I posted a challenge over at Jilly’s and casting far and wide for a bite …
https://pviljoen.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/casting-bricks-to-attract-jade/
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I will see if I can write a second half to your quadrille, Petru!
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I love this poem. So simple but so telling.
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I have been aiming at very short poems to maybe make them into haiga without the haiku. I am glad you liked this!
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Gorgeous photo of Ms. Mysterious. Love the poem!
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Thank you, Sara! Sue’s picture is beautiful.
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A delightful, short rhyme, Frank!
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Thank you, Jennifer!
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So true. Well done.
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Thank you!
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Within all priority
waves of ocean
testing gravity,
human life our
destiny…
Throughout the moon’s
majesty…
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The moon is majestic even if we know everything there is to know about it. Thank you, Chris!
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Yes, knowing something and understanding/describing the feeling we get when we experience it, you can find that in a book. Much said with few words Frank:)
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Thank you! Our experience is not something we can completely write down. We need to have it.
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I keep waiting for “whatever” to step forward and prove to us just how little we know. And just how small a speck we are in the universe.
A nice write Frank. Merry Christmas.
Pat
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Thank you, Pat! We know a lot that’s valuable, but not everything. Merry Christmas!
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I fairly certain, Frank, that all one ever needed to know about the moon can be heard at the very end of the classic rock album, Dark Side of the Moon. Nevertheless, a thoughtful and well-turned write!
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That may be enough. Thanks, Charley!
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Lovely!
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Thank you, Penny!
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