Constant Companion

 

 

 

 

"May you have warm words on a cold evening,

a full moon on a dark night,

and a smooth road all the way to your door."

 

Irish Blessing

 

 

 

Many authors, such as  Elizabeth Berg, share many ideas about THE PULL OF THE MOON. I have been talking to the moon since I was a young child. It is always 'there' for me. During the day I can sense its presence and even when the sky is dark and murky, I still can feel that pull. 

 

Astrologically, I am a Moon Child but I did not learn that until much later in my life. Although I love to feel the sun shinning on my face, my longing for the moon is far greater.  Over the years, I have watched the moon cross the sky, keeping me company while I contemplated on the porch swing.  Walking in the moonlight has comforted in many places whether  at home or traveling. 

 

Besides comforting me, the moon also inspires me.  It instills hope that even though there are stages of transforming, the cycle returns again and again.  It reflects times of being just a sliver of presence and other times as a huge  harvest moon.  The moon rotates, assuring us that in spite of change, our essence remains.

 

There are so many one liners:  "I see the moon and the moon sees me," or "Good Night Mr. Moon."  The moon is in scientific research, history, geography, nursery rhymes, poems, literature and movies.  It belongs to everyone, and yet, I still think of it as personally mine ... my  constant companion!