November Moon

The moon is small and bright in the night sky this November evening.  Right above it is a pinprick of brilliant light, the planet Jupiter.  To the right of the moon is Aldebaran, a massive sun visible to the naked eye, even though it is 62.5 light years from us.  A quick search online gave me some pictures and the following quotes.  The poem came after pondering the beauty of Creation.

"At any one instant there is always a sunrise somewhere on Earth, a sunset somewhere on Earth, noontime somewhere on Earth and a midnight somewhere on Earth. Also, at the instant of full moon, there is always a sunrise somewhere on Earth, a sunset somewhere on Earth, noontime somewhere on Earth and a midnight somewhere on Earth." ~ Bruce McClure

 "...the full moon occurs at the same instant worldwide, despite the differences in what the clock has to say at various time zones. The moon is full when it’s most directly opposite the sun for the month." ~Bruce McClure

Sunrise, sunset, somewhere on earth,

The heat of noon, the cool of night.

A rooster crows, a baby cries,

While mom and dad put out the light.

It's always sunrise on this earth

It's always sunset, too.

But full moon happens instantly

The same for me and you.

Jupiter's a pinhole bright

Breaking into eternal light.

Aldebaran isn't near

Nor near as small as it appears.

I ponder as I catch my breath

Black velvet pierced by planet's place;

And softer, next is reddish hue

of bigger sun than warms my face.

Each one is born and each one dies

just like the sunset and sunrise.

But when we pass though that dark day

The FULLEST MOON will light our way.