Letters to the Moon....

Today is the One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change event. The idea is for poets, writers, singers, composers, filmmakers, clowns, mimes, and performance artists to create a piece of art to bring about a positive change in the world. This is my third year participating in this event.  In thinking of this event in years past, I covered subjects I was passionate about, including  tolerance:  http://letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2013/09/tolerance.html racism, sexism, islamophobia, homophobia, gun control and women’s issues: http://letrasalaluna.blogspot.com/2015/09/coexist.html This year I did not have to soul search about what topic to discuss. It is in the headlines every day in the United States. This year the topic is hatred. The title of my contribution this year is “License to Hate.” License to Hate Hatred is an iniquitous force of darkness in humanity. Hatred between one another, as well has hatred on both a national and a global scale. If you live outside t

To continue the Moons of the Year series, here is the installment for the month of September, “The Corn Moon.” The full moon for the month of September is known as the Corn Moon, as well as the Harvest Moon. This is the time of the year when many planted crops, including corn, are harvested. In researching the moon for this month, I had read that it was the Harvest Moon. This is normally the case for the month of September. However, this year is different; October will instead be named the Harvest Moon. The website Space.com offers insight into this change…. “Usually, the full moon in September is known as the Harvest Moon, but this year that name is reserved for October's full moon. That's because the Harvest Moon is the full moon that falls closest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs on Sept. 22 this year.” https://www.space.com/38052-full-corn-moon-2017-rises-with-neptune-tonight.html The Newsweek website also addressed this change in the names of the