The Moon's Silver White Glow

 The Moon’s Silver White Glow
There’s something about the moon’s silver glow that makes the night seem to come alive. It parts the curtain of darkness when it’s full-faced and bright. Sometimes it’s so bright that I cast a shadow when I’m outside. There are times that the moonlight is so bright that I’m tempted to drive my car with the headlights turned off. The roadway and the trees are clearly seen. I refuse the temptation and flick my headlights on. I’ve no desire to have an unexpected run in with deer or police officerr for that matter.
The brightness of that white orb cause the stars lose much of their luster. Their diamond-like sparkle seems to be lessened as they’re forced to compete with the moon’s brilliance. The moon’s bright glow seems to draw away the inkiness of the night sky. It causes the night’s velvety blackness to appear a dark dusty gray.
There are phases of the moon when it incrementally narrows into a thin sliver of light; barely discernable as it hangs among the stars. The stars have now regained their beauty beccoming sparkling crystals of light again. Sometimes they seem to hang so close to the earth that a person with a long stick could harvest them reaching up and swiping it from side to side.
The slender curve of the moon seems to imitate the smile of the Cheshire Cat from the children’s book, “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” The wide smile is barely more than the comical grin that appears and disappears before the body of the cat makes an appearance or fades as it exits.
There are times when I believe that the moon sliver looks like a steel fishing hook. It may be the hook that is hovering and waiting to catch a stray passing comet, streaking meteor, or falling star. It could be a curved needle hanging in the black velvet sky covered in glistening sequins waiting to sew a tear.
Sometimes the moon looks massive as it cuddles the Earth. Its surface looks like a wheel of cheese and its pocked craters are clear enough that the naked eye can see and count them if a person chose to. Its color is the hue matches the color of whey; thin, pale blue-gray, and watery.
There are times when the earth and sun dance changing the appearance of the moon. The shadow of their dancing plays hide-and-seek with the moon. Isn’t it a wonderful world that we live in; moon, stars, weather, scenery is an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes, colors, temperatures, light, and dark.