At a Lunar Eclipse
by Thomas Hardy
Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea,
Now steals along upon the Moon's meek shine
In even monochrome and curving line
Of imperturbable serenity.
How shall I link such sun-cast symmetry
With the torn troubled form I know as thine,
That profile, placid as a brow divine,
With continents of moil and misery?
And can immense Mortality but throw
So small a shade, and Heaven's high human scheme
Be hemmed within the coasts yon arc implies?
Is such the stellar gauge of earthly show,
Nation at war with nation, brains that teem,
Heroes, and women fairer than the skies?
I hope everyone can experience the lunar eclipse in the early morning hours. I have included a graph for the different levels/stages and the coinciding time listed for the eclipse.
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I did not take this photograph but borrowed it from a science site on the web. I almost always link to where/if I borrow something. All of my photographs will have my signature Kasey Martin Photography on them. Please forgive me for not clarifying this when I made the post.
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