Moon Gazers

 A full lunar eclipse

and a King Tide

coinciding,

colliding

in the night

of May 15. 

Beach empty,

but for a couple

strolling hand-in-hand

at the water's edge, 

a family with 

flashlights

chasing ghost crabs,

and a dog barking 

at the moon.

Spread out on the sand

with a blanket,

picnic supper 

and bottles of water,

we gazed up at the moon,

full and pink,

then white,

then dark.

The moon climbed higher

and higher 

in the sky

full of stars.

The ocean waves 

crashed in

and rushed back

below.

Moonlight on my

daughter's face.

Sand 

crusting our 

toes.

A chilly breeze

just before midnight

chases

us home. 





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