Luna swings by close,
monthly perigee peaking,
surges felt below.
©2016 ontheland
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Moon event: On Monday the moon will be a supermoon, larger and brighter than it has been for almost 70 years. The moon is not inflating (obviously), but it appears bigger when it is at the closest point (perigee) of its earth orbit and this month, closer and bigger than usual. The next time the moon will swing by so close will be in 2034 — the last time was in 1948.
The moon affects tides and it is said to influence human behavior as well, manifesting as lunacy and spiritual enlightenment. Let’s hope for much enlightenment.
I’m linking this post to TJ’s Household Haiku. The prompt is ‘peeking’ and I’m hoping my homonym, ‘peaking’, is within its scope.
Ontheland 
Hi Janice. I’m hoping for clear skies for luna viewing. 🙂
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Tonight is clear hear and the moon is already dazzling bright.
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Here also! 🙂
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It looks almost super right now. 🙂
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Yes it does and dazzling bright!
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I saw it this morning–beautiful!
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Janice, I would have been very disappointed if you hadn’t shared a lunar poem with us – lovely one and I can feel the force of the moon behind this. Also thank you, a new word for me today – perigee!
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Thanks Annika. I enjoyed getting to know perigee better too… part of the process was to remember not to add an r after the g (as in pedigree 🙂
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Such stellar beauty. 🌹
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Thanks Dorna. Hoping that the clouds will move aside tonight at some point!
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The rain and clouds kept us from viewing this event. 😦
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Clouds often seem to block our view… I guess it makes it even more exciting when the moon is full on a clear night.
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