image from en.wikipedia.org
the blood moon
is a woman;
she bleeds her
monthly tide
as proof of
her fertility;
she labors
through phases
add nausea-um
waxes gibbous
and convulses
with hot birth.
her heart aches
behind the
dark side of
loneliness;
a face that
no one sees.
her secret
sorrow is the
knowledge that
she’s only the
reflecting mirror
of manly sun’s glory.
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Observed lunar eclipse October 8, 2014
a poem in my pocket 
Oct 12, 2014 @ 13:00:35
The New Moon has an interesting write up. (When you Google it).
But then I enjoy all of the moon and ‘her’ phases.
Oct 11, 2014 @ 12:32:00
Ha! I think the sun can be pretty womanly too but you are right that typically it is LE Soleil, EL Sol, I think. Well-followed metaphor. Thanks. k.