That corona moon hovering over
North Lookout nearly matches shining eye
in photo with you in ski cap (cover
girl image), soft lens reflecting moon sky
in some ancient fable. Scientists say
moon’s plasma disk (like an iris) refracts
lunar light on high atmosphere’s display
of ice crystals. Smiling poets retract
such talk, seeing in perfect circle how
angels have built a village for spirits
weary of wandering—homes with moonglow
at their nucleus. While I think of it,
your sculpted arching eyebrow seems to form
coronal loop: shield to foil solar storms.
Roger Armbrust
April 12,
2013
