In This Place

A New Moon Message

In this place a city’s high school has been shattered
by bombs and fear,
the muscularity of its generations
atrophying
inside war’s self-made winter.

In this place a mother’s brown-eyed children are starved
by blocked supply lines,
humanity’s own bloodstream
choked
while it stands by, watching.

In this place a detainee sits cut off from
human decency,
the eyes of a people
clouding over
as they attempt to discern the outline of their own demise.

In this place a mango tree’s branches weigh heavy
with plump, golden red fruit,
each thump as they fall to the earth
another beat
in the rhythm of exchange between trees and people,

a quiet trickle of life.

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Moon releases every bit of light from the Sun, returning to her vulnerable and complete, unmodulated Self, by 11:02pm Eastern Time on Monday, May 26, (Memorial Day here in the United States).

Set against the backdrop of stars the ancient Seers of India called “Rohini,” this part of the sky is known for being Fertile Ground.

Whatever we conceive of now at the beginning of this lunation is planted in fertile space and time. Take time today to get clear on where you will put your energy. Be careful what you wish for.