Tired of political ads, with their faux hunters, cowboys and saints? Well, get off your if’s and but’s and head outdoors tomorrow night (Wed., Oct. 27) for a celestial treat — a lunar eclipse known as the Blood Moon or Hunter’s Moon. Totality will take place between 10:23 and 11:45 PM (EDT). Below are a few lunar eclipse haiku, followed by info from NASA with folklore and facts.
[photo by Lloyd Overcash] 
she cools her sunburnt
face …
moon
world of man–
even the moon
suffers!
a nondrinker
critiques
the harvest moon eclipse
from David G. Lanoue’s novel The Laughing Buddha (click to read chapt. 1)
“world of man” and “a nondrinker” by Issa, translated by D.G. Lanoue
lunar eclipse
too much cloud
for his brand new telescope
…………………………………………………………………………. by the much-missed John Crook haijinx (Vol. 1 #1, Mar 2001)
You’ll find two more lunar eclipse haiku here (William Cullen, Jr.) 
and here (Yvonne Carbalona) at The Heron’s Nest.
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- [from NASA] October 13, 2004: According to folklore, October’s full moon is called the Hunter’s Moon or sometimes the Blood Moon. It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. You can picture them: silent figures padding through the forest, the moon overhead, pale as a corpse, its cold light betraying the creatures of the wood.
The Blood Moon rises this year on Wednesday, Oct. 27th. At first it will seem pale and cold, as usual.
And then … blood red.
It’s a lunar eclipse. Beginning at 9:14 p.m. EDT (6:14 p.m. PDT), the moon will glide through Earth’s shadow for more than three hours. Observers on every continent (map) except Australia can see the event: The pale-white moon will turn pumpkin orange as it plunges into shadow, becoming eerie red during totality. Totality will take place between 10:23 and 11:45 PM (EDT). (more)
clouds encircle
an almost-full moon —
awaiting the hunter
so orange!
tawny, she corrects
– Blood Moon
pumpkin
floating on the river
Hunter’s Moon tonight
……………………………………………….. by dagosan
- below are haiku and senryu written by “dagosan”, this weblog’s Editor, David A. Giacalone. most have been on the Home Page, some are outtakes and rewrites. each is a work in progress. i hope they show improvement over time and encourage others to try writing haiku -
- click here for dagosan’s archive index -
another stray dog
finds
her
[Oct. 23, 2004]
just one glass of wine:
Google keeps asking
“Did you mean ______?”
[for e, Oct. 23, 2004]
alongside
the silent crew scull -
coach’s angry bullhorn
[Oct. 19, 2004]
cold fingers –
sitting on my hands
before touching hers
[Oct. 18, 2004]
first date:
she groans with pleasure
. . . at my pun
[Oct. 20, 2004]
[election reactions:
late October
tv on
sound off
"Entering Goose Creek"
the candidate
covers his behind
behind the bush -
bishops
goose-stepping
Oct. 22, 2004 ]
the stale air
of an old man’s home –
opening my front door
[Oct. 21, 2004]
seatbelts click –
wrinkles in the fabric
of freedom
she eyes his wrinkled shirt –
a seatbelt saves
another life
[Oct. 16, 2004]
health food store:
unnatural sneeze
in the candle aisle
[Oct. 16, 2004]
awake enough to notice
everything
still hurts
[Oct. 15, 2004]
expecting rain,
smiling at
the blue sky
[Oct. 14, 2004]
holy-card clouds
in leaf-peeper heaven
– New Jersey
[Oct. 13, 2004]
Columbus Day trip
red and yellow crayons
turn into stubs
[Oct. 12, 2004]
place cards –
the aging bachelor dines
with aunts, not bride’s maids
[Oct. 11, 2004]
after corn on the cob
the photo album
- bittersweet
[Oct. 8, 2004]
waking too late
to see the dawn
- he pencils-in sunset
cute waitress -
no protest
when we say we’re old
[Oct. 6, 2004]
October sun
warms the bed
where’s that winter robe?
[Oct. 5, 2004]
waking to Pledge Week -
beggars and bullies
on the radio
[Oct. 4, 2004]
no nap
nor stroll
the writer grinding teeth
blinds open
to the midday sun -
summer’s gone
[Oct. 1, 2004]
thanks a lot,
clouds -
no moonshadow tonight
[Sept. 29, 2004]
just before
the pale orange moon
a bright orange sky
[Sept. 28, 2004]
rave reviews
for the lighting crew -
harvest moon
[Sept. 27, 2004]
bathroom
exhaust fan
exhausted
[Sept. 27, 2004]
A.M.
scat, sun
clouds, too!
harvest moon comes tonight
P.M.
harvest moon
over Wal-Mart –
schlepping groceries
[Spet. 26, 2004]
no coffee brewing
no scent of love
to wake the hermit
[Sept. 25, 2004]
parents’ new home:
old bladders
one bathroom
[Sept. 24, 2004]
siblings’ kids -
comparing their laughs,
our bald spots
[Sept. 25, 2004]
visiting mom and dad
faces and refrains
gettin’ old
[Sept. 22 & 26,, 2004]
last day of summer -
the old cat naps
in the sunny window
[Sept. 21, 2004]
equinox stroll:
cold fingers
and sunglasses
[Sept. 21, 2004]
caught hiding the stash -
colombian
caffeine
[Sept. 19, 2004]
. . . . . 
street closed
for the Saturday Faire
the only sound is rain
[Sept. 18, 2004]
unsummer day:
crisp morning
long, hot shower
[Sept. 17, 2004]
ceo and counsel
deposit their checks –
none for the pensioner
[Sept. 16, 2004, for bjg]
October peonies -
still perfect
from the curb
[Sept. 15, 2004]
supine at noon
sunshine spotlights
one big toe
[Sept. 14, 2004]
a breeze!
a draft!
the window fan stirs debate
[Sept. 13, 2004]
september 12
sunshine
and hurricanes
[Sept. 12, 2004]
missing legs:
the double amputee
winces
[Sept. 11, 2004]
hearing her pleas
recalling
her lies
[Sept. 10, 2004]
laundry day
more steps
than last week
[Sept. 9, 2004]
not a dream
the mirror reflects
yesterday’s bad haircut
[Sept. 8, 2004]
first day of school
bus stop horseplay
wakes the empty-nester
[Sept. 7, 2004]
no hot water -
fogless
mirror
[Sept. 5, 2004]
filing nails
folding briefs
the retired lawyer
[Sept. 4, 2004]
hand-in-hand
until
the mosquito mugging
[Sept. 3, 2004]
Labor Day
the parade ends
at the mall
[Sept. 2, 2004]
Republicans
and syllables –
fewer is better
ancient snapshot
their last smiles
for the camera
[Sept. 1, 2004]
“MRI negative” –
the same
jolt of pain
[Aug. 30, 2004]
extra-long shower –
haiku moments
down the drain
[Aug. 29, 2004]
soap-stung eyes —
an eight-year-old’s face
flashes in the mirror
[Aug. 28, 2004]
cement truck?
washing machine?
inside the MRI
orange, yellow, pink
what would you name this rose?
[Aug. 24, 2004]
just below
the “riverview apartment” –
ten ripe garbage cans
[Aug. 27, 2004]
the groom’s family
poses
at the bride’s family plot
[Aug. 26, 2004]
honking at my window –
geese above
cabbie below
[Sept. 19, 2004]
honking at my window –
frowns for the cabbie
smiles for the geese
[08-23-04]
sleepless night
she won’t stop
leaving me alone
[Aug. 21, 2004]
clock tower with crescent moon
– only the moon
follows us home
[Aug. 20, 2004]
web-server down:
bugs but no net
[Aug. 19, 2004]
typing stops –
laptop activist
gets off his butt
[Aug. 17, 2004]
their babies
never cry
never stop crying
[Aug, 25, 2004]
it is! it isn’t!
genocide - -
just stop it
[Aug. 16, 2004]
GameBoy off –
father and son
same show, same laugh
[Aug. 15, 2004]
baker’s dozen
bagels — we eschew
triskaidekaphobia
[Fri., Aug.13, 2004]
the garbage bag lands –
squirrel and I
startle eachother
[08-13-04]
to-read list
and summer corn
growing, growing
[Aug. 12, 2004]
a good nap
rudely interrupted -
Urgent mail
[08-10-04]
two flat tires and
a broken lug wrench:
the shy neighbor asks for help
[08-09-04]
tailgater
passing on a sharp curve –
take a deep breath
[Aug. 8, 2004]
flawless hosta
between finger and thumb –
it’s real!
[Aug. 7, 2004]
waking, the agnostic asks
who dried the dishes
and hung that sun?
[Aug. 6, 2004]
a good pout
rudely interrupted
by impatiens
[Aug. 5, 2004]
mailing the letter
to the editor
making points, enemies
[Aug. 5, 2004]
last night’s gentle breeze
chilly at dawn:
bedroom fan
[08-04-04]
hardboiled mystery:
one peels easily
one doesn’t
[Aug. 3, 2004]
tossing all night –
bedtime meds
nestled in the pill box [Aug. 2, 2004]
a welcome smile
from the past –
obituary photo
[08-01-04]
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