Homeless Moon

Homeless Moon Poem

New moon pulls seeds burst

Son huddles under 

blue plastic tarp, 

calls it a condo.

Teach him to watch clouds,

hovering over sea is trouble.

Cash acts a backpack pillow?

New moon pulls seeds burst

 Gold fall and 

green Faiche Stiabhna,

whisper its name

Tell him to write the recipe

hiding in a concrete crip.

Was the message hidden? 

New moon pulls seeds burst

Passerby ignore homeless

brown under nails,

smell like porta-potty

Speak mentor of roots,

a silky sound dulcimer.

Can you find empathy?

Crystal ball's blind 

if he gets off the street. 

Phases of moon encourage

a child to grow and flourish. 

He's seven. 
Dark blots the light.

Caroline Gerardo copyright 1/1o/2017 

Perseids Meteor Shower

This post was 2014 this year 2016 I experienced three shooting stars and a cluster of meteor storm right after 3:00 AM August 11, 2016. set your alarm if you live away from city lights or fog the shower can be seen with your eyes - no equipment needed

Here's a link to check when the moon falls or goes down allowing a darker sky to see the stars - enter your local city read the time it rises and add 12 

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/

Piero di Cosimo "Perseus"

Perseids Meteor Shower tonight-
Find a refuge away from city lights.
I'll be in Modjeska Canyon
facing due north.
Aries sits on the right of Perseus.
Perseus runs across in the sky.
Catch flaming comets falling -
sparklers from past 4th of July.
Did it burn your bare feet?
I wish upon the stars that
you won't have clouds and
the super moon don't meet.

Caroline Gerardo

My diagram to see the Meteor shower tonight at midnight for my children