Dark side

"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody" - Mark Twain

"We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side" - Khalil Gibran 


During this time of year the days get shorter and the nights get longer. Lately the moon hasn't been rising until twelve or one in the morning. I really like these poems because it describes the moon as an "innocent" person, but like everyone else, we are not perfect and we have our bad (darker) side as well. Having a darker side isn't so bad, it evens out with the good. The moon is a beautiful thing. 

The farther side of the moon is called the "dark side" which is never facing the earth, or only on a new moon, and can only be seen from space and the "near side" is always facing Earth. The "dark side" is actually wrong and misleading because people mistakenly think that it never sees any light from the sun. Some people would say that the "darker side" is hiding from the light. 

At night we can see the glow from the moon but the light coming from the moon is an illusion. It is reflected light from the sun, bouncing off the moon which acts like a mirror. The amount of light we get from the moon depends on the point of the orbit. In the day time the sky completely washes out the light from the stars but at the night the moon is even more brighter 

David Rose, "one side of the moon," moon connection.com, N.p. 

Fraser Cain, "Why does the moon shine?" Universetoday.com, N.p.

Moon phases

"Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change." -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

The moon changes its location constantly and it also has different phases. The eight phases of the moon are; "New moon, New crescent, First quarter, New gibbous, Full moon, Old gibbous, Last quarter, and Old crescent."  The moon has different phases because it rotates around the earth. The crescents also show how much sunlight is being let through.The different phases of the moon is a symbol of time. Once it's a full moon it goes back to the beginning and starts of as a small crescent again. It does the same thing all the time; Its all about repetition.Time is infinite.

Everyday the moon moves a little bit more than it was the day before. A constant change but so beautiful all the time. Change is something that has to happen and that can not be stopped. Change is good and the moon phases are some examples. I don't really notice the moon phases until a couple of days because no one can really notice a change at first because it takes time.   

Debbie Simpler, "The Earth's Moon" Emporia State University N.P.