"...one ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." -Goethe
A song for today's Pink Moon: Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" from his final studio album of the same name. All three of Drake's albums and a posthumous collection of outtakes are worth checking out (my personal favorite is Bryter Layter). Hopefully, it's a clear night to check out the full moon!
A poem for today: Mary Oliver's "The Sweetness of Dogs" from her Dog Songs collection. The speaker and her dog Percy head out to admire the full moon.
THE SWEETNESS OF DOGS
What do you say, Percy? I am thinking
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go
and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself
thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh! how rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up
into my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.
perfect beauty and also, oh! how rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up
into my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.
Works Cited
Drake, Nick (1948-1974). "Pink Moon." Pink Moon, Island, 1972.
Oliver, Mary (1935-2019). "The Sweetness of Dogs." Dog Songs. Penguin Press, 2013.
It’s sad that the only way that the montage and capsules fused could end was through several deaths and tragedy for both families. Holding a grudge never benefits anyone, and only lead to harm.
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