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Moon, 55.1% Illuminated: photo by Ewan Bryce (Point Five Past Lightspeed), 10 November 2013
Nebulous first quarter moon soap chip floating motherly
over the Bay
cradling a soft long cloud
and two young deer now half grown
and out at night alone
and two young deer now half grown
and out at night alone
in search of a drink in the driest year
pause and gaze without alarm
browsing the tall grass in the derelict grounds up
the Arlington
in gauzy moonlight
California mule deer and fawn, near Pine Creek, eastern Sierra Nevada, California: photo by SBGrad, 1 September 2010