第33章月亮升起来SpellMoon(2)
Butwe,wholiveindoors,havelosttactwiththemoon。Theglarehtsaofpollutiosky。Thoughmenhavewalkedogrowslessfamiliar。Fewofussaywhenthemht。
Still,ittugsatourmiedlyehefullmoon,hugeandyellowoverthehorizon,lessbuttostarebackatitsahemoonhasgiftstobestowupoch。
IlearitsgiftsoneJulyeveniains。Mycarhadmysteriouslystalled,andIwasstrandedahesu,andIhatseemedtobethebright-lowofaforestfirebeyetotheeast。Suddeselfseemedtoburstiherisingmoon,hugeandredandgrotesquelymishappeahesummeratmosphere,loomedupoutofthewoods。
Distortedthusbythehotbreathofearth,themooempereda。Dogsatnearbyfarmhousesbarkednervously,asifthisstrahadwakenedevilspiritsintheweeds。
Butasthemooheridgeitgatheredfirmnessandauthority。Itsplexiongedfromred,told,toimpassiveyellow。Itseemedthtoutearth,forasitrose,thehillsandvalleysbelowgrewdimmer。Bythetimethemoonstoodclearofthehorizoedandroundandthecolorofivory,thevalleysweredeepshadowsinthelahedogs,reassuredthatthiswasthefamiliarmoon,st。Andallatoadjoyclosetolaughter。
&ookanhour。Moonriseisslowahsubtleties。Towatchit,wemustslipintoanolder,morepatieime。Towatheristofindanunusualstillhinourselves。inationsbeeawareofthevastdistancesofspace,theimmensityoftheearthandhugeimprobabilityofourowence。Wefeelsmallbutprivileged。
Moonlightshowsusnoneoflife’sharderedges。Hillsidesseemsilkenaheosstillaslight。Inmoonlightwebeelessg,moredrawnts。
Andoddthingshappeninsuents。OnthatJulynight,Iwatchedthemoonforanhourortwo,abatotheedthekeyiiohee,justasmysteriouslyasithadstalledafewhoursearlier。Idrovedowainswiththemoononmyshoulderandpeamyheart。
&entmoon。Iamdrawespeciallywhescrowdeaseandclarityofvisionintoasmallylife。Thishappehefall。ThenIgotomyhillandawaitthehunter’smoon,enormousandgoldoverthehorizon,filliwithvision。
Anowlswoopsfretop,brightasflame。Acricketshrillsinthegrass。Ithisandmusis。OfBeethoven’s“MoonlightSonata”andofShakespeare,whoseLorenzodeTheMertofVenice,“Howsweetthemoonlightsleepsuponthisbank!Herewillwesitahesoundsofmusiourears。”Iwoheirverseandmusic,likethemusicofcrickets,areinsomewayvoioon。Withsuycitifiedeltiofthenight。
Loversasfinddeepermeaningatnight。ttoposedeeperquestions-abiinies。Weindulgeiherthanintheimpersohatgoverworld。Webeephilosophersandmystics。
Atmoonrise,asweslowourmindstothepaceoftheheavementstealsoverus。Weopesoffeelingandexercisepartsofourmindsthatreasonlocksawaybyday。Wehear,acrossthedistances,murmursofaerahevisiosandlago。