better late than never
moonrise silver and stately
cresting the ridge
beyond my neighbor’s
house, then his roof
as it peers through
branches nearly bare
barely bearing buds
soon to be full-blown
leaves that will block
future moonlight
except that, otherwise
occupied, I miss that
early moonlight, even
as it rises above those
trees that loom over
my deck, their one grace
the shade they offer
as the season warms
though, at times, their leaves
will offer a delicate frame
for the moon in any phase
waking to the realization
of a missed opportunity
I prepare my tripod
add the zoom lens
to my camera, head
to the front porch
– by now fully clothed,
of course – and look
to the western sky
to see a wall of clouds
determined to obscure
the morning’s early light
and a moon just past full
and so, to plan b,
alarm set to remind me
to capture the next moonrise
just before bedtime
later in the night
later than the first
the moon not so full
still filtered by clouds
and trees that try
to steal the show
in a not-so-early light
This is my response to The Twiglet #319: early light.
Shared with Day Seven at napowrimo.net (off prompt)
rivrvlogr 
The moon was full and gorgeous here in WY last night😀
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😀 I took this photo when we were in Casper, two weeks ago…
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WOW!
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We also missed the first part of the moonrise, but it was due to the clouds. Then it cleared and it was brilliant, right before bedtime
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I have more moon photos than of anything else.
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So does hubby, and sunsets
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I haven’t seen the over-clouded moon in a while, but we’ve had some killer-diller sunsets lately…
Nice capture, Ken.
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Thanks, Ron. I’d be taking photos of those sunsets, as well. I can’t help myself.
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Beatiful! I was there with you 🙂
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Thank you!
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I too have a strong connection to the moon and often seek it out when I go out at night…
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🙂 It has that power over me, as well.
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It’s very mysterious with the calligraphic branches. (K)
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Thank you. That image took some work. Focus on the moon. Focus on the branches — after the moon has moved in the 15 seconds it took to change focus. Then layer the images. But then, I enjoy photo editing.
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With good results!
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