hues of pink and blue

the moon on a sunset sky

sweet thoughts come creeping

oo0oo

soothing my tired mind

a cloudy pink and blue sky

prelude to evening

Today marks the first anniversary of this blog. Hesitant at the start, I never thought it would survive this long. Although there were periods of hibernation, times when my spinning wheel refused to work, it's enough inspiration to see that this blog is still getting pagewiews. 

Considering this day to be special, I would like to celebrate it by sharing a snapshot story in haiku.

a night with the moon 


after evening walk
at the front lawn i linger
 the moon to savor 

looking up i see 
an island across the sky 

gray clouds surround it

slowly brightening

 eastern part of horizon

 golden moon appears

peeping through the trees

 bright full moon slowly ascends

past the blocking trees

it goes up in time

shining bright in all splendor

someone else watching

the gray clouds before

now so illuminated

i watch in great awe

the clouds drift away

from the moon shining so bright

shy they have become

magnificent moon

my heart's beatings you can't hear

nor my soul's yearnings

wish i could see you
smile down at me every night
and just defy law

"be content dear one

with my periodic presence"

the moon speaks to me

with no words spoken
me and the moon conversing
just thoughts...random thoughts

air is getting cold

soaked in your presence i go

dear moonlight thank you!

When the sun is below the horizon the refection of its rays from the atmosphere produces a soft glowing light from the sky. This is what we call twilight! According to Wikipedia, it is the time between dawn and sunrise, or between sunset and dusk. We then have morning twilight and evening twilight.

I am reminded of the song "Twilight Time" popularized by the Platters, two lines of which I would like to borrow. 'Deepening shadows gather splendor as day is done. Fingers of night will soon surrender the setting sun'. Truly beautiful lines!

Looking at the sky at twilight time on evenings is one thing I enjoy. More so when a full moon is up there. I find it really so romantically captivating, the shade of blue akin to the ocean simply so soothing.

A little past six in the evening of Friday last week found me at our front lawn. I waited till the moon, almost full, would be just above the coconut tree across the street. The sky was a clear blue, so calming to the senses. In no time at all,voila, there it was, smiling shyly like a demure lady!

Here I am sharing the shot I took that evening twilight time.

moon at twilight time
shining amid a blue sky
homeward bound birdies


oo0oo


moonlight before dusk
beauty unsung by many
 evening reverie


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In the late eighties to the early nineties Nintendo games were so popular.  With three sons in the family, our family computer then was barely given a chance to take a breath whenever they were around. On weekends they used to invite friends to come to our house to play. Video games gave them such fun!

Very seldom did I get the chance to play on the family computer during daytime. It was only in the silence of the night that I grab my time to take over the thing. I remember staying glued to a game even till the wee hours. Of course, these happened only on weekend nights when there were no pressures from my teaching job. Really so addictive! I can only laugh now at the reminiscence.

It tickles me to think that I am having this flashback. The trigger? The boat-shaped moon! Up in the evening sky it floated, poised like that famous gobbler in one of the highest-grossing video games of all time. The distant stars seemed like scattered pellets. Yes, my mind saw something else – Pacman! 

early evening sky
 smile of quarter moon tickles

happy memories

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golden quarter moon
laughing at the distant stars

 pacman comes alive

waning quarter moon

laughing sideways in the sky

my gaze it still holds

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in the still night sky
westward pointing crescent moon
sends its waning smile

full moon in summer
hearing music from a tree
birds' sweet serenade


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as dusk turns nightfall
seven birds on a tree branch
singing to the moon 


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a warm summer night
sitting by the lawn i send
sweet thoughts to the moon


oo0oo