Icarus @ 59 # 290

Last night there was a Blood Moon. It was the result of a lunar eclipse - which is the second to occur this year. The moon, our only natural satellite, was fully covered by the Earth's shadow and it appeared orange or red as a result of sunlight scattering off our atmosphere, hence the blood in the name. Weather permitting, skywatchers in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia could see it but unfortunately not us - sigh, and the next eclipse is not expected to take place on 4 April 2015. Who can wait that long, we are not used to it. Thus, I was about to acknowledge the kid in the candy shop culture we have come to accept is not as simple as it always seems - and then I realised I could watch the live feed from NASA, isn't that amazing - kid in the candy shop after all. You will remember I posted this haiku last week or so:

The clouds come and go,
providing a rest for all
the moon viewers 

But of course these lines are translated from the original Japanese so we are at the mercy of the translator. Another translation gives it thus:

Occasional clouds
one gets a rest
from moon-viewing

And then, having never attempted a haiku I tried my own, as an erasure, just to see if I could, but I am not sure I have the syllable count right, still, its a start:

A blood moon
seven story songs of Icarus
falling into the sea 

And because we are on the subject of the moon: