The intent1 was to watch the sun set and watch full, strawberry moon rise on the summer solstice.2 But I fell asleep and awoke after 1 a.m. — cloudy, nighttime pondering of lessons in risk management.3 A few hours later, I watch the light brighten the room4 as I prepare for a morning walk.
NOTES:
1) Coffeehousejunkie, “Best intentions,” June 21, 2016, weblog, accessed June 16, 2026, https://coffeehousejunkie.net/2016/06/21/best-intentions/
2) Bob Berman, “Summer Solstice Full Moon in June!,” The Old Farmer’s Almanac, accessed June 20, 2016 http://www.almanac.com/blog/astronomy/astronomy/summer-solstice-full-moon-june (page no longer available)
3) Gregory Orr, “Farther’s Song,” Academy of American Poets, accessed June 20, 2016 https://poets.org/poem/fathers-song
4) Charles Simic, “Secret History,” The Writer’s Almanac, June 19, 2016, accessed June 20, 2016 https://www.writersalmanac.org/episodes/20160619/
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