Tonight we have a waxing gibbous moon with the full moon expected on February 9th. The moon will set tomorrow at 5:29 a.m. How many of you will be up at that time to watch it go below the horizon? I wonder if it ever happens that the sunrise and moonset happen at the same time (or sunset and moonrise)?
The Folly of the Gibbous Moon
I once saw a gibbous moon,
That was keeping the sky in tune,
It begged of the sun a great boon,
“Oh let me stay up until noon.”
This was overheard by the loon,
Who flew off to tell the baboon,
Who immediately started to swoon,
And had to be hit with a spoon.
The sun had no choice but to croon
To answer the impetuous moon.
It sang and the song was a tune,
That created a lunar balloon.
“I suspect you’ll be full very soon,”
Said the sun to the gibbous moon,
“And then you’ll shrink up like a prune,
So you may not stay up until noon!”
I don’t know what’s gotten into me – two silly poems in as many days. Must be the moon.
I’ll probably delete this in the morning.
Lynniebeemuseoday 