The Kirghiz tribe believes that as the moon completes a cycle- one from full moon to darkness, from completeness to nothingness- its dying parts waft away into the sky... like sawdust... giving birth to stars...
As I stand here today, looking at the moonless blue and at the plentiful stars dotting the summer sky, I wish I could pick up each one of them, carefully and vigilantly, and put it back, sawdust by sawdust to spot the moon again... travel the other way round...
My mind is flooded with thoughts... not worries... thoughts... like the night... where the stars gleam through sinisterly, etching strange patterns on the mossy walls of ols buildings. You wish you could see things more plainly, see them how they are. But all that is visible is the shadow on the wall. Shadows from your past... shadows of the future... and you are stranded wondering about your present. You try and chase the shadow... but all that you are left with is the cold feeling on your hand from the wet mossy wall.
But somewhere deep down, you know, that it's not far away... the reversal... when the moon will start to materialise into the sky... and before you know it, it will be a full moon night... and you'll see things clearly... not in the glare of the white sun, but in the gentle silverweed of the moon... You'll feel the summer breeze caressing your face... and you'll know... just know...
By then you would have completed the cycle... the cycle from confusion to conclusion...
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I prefer Moonlight to Sunlight sometimes, 'coz in moonlight, there is just about enough light to show you a path only when you need it.. while, the sun shines so bright that it shines on areas that you probably already knew.. you know?
confusion is a good phase, i think.. coz that means that moonlight and valentino are around the corner somewhere.. its like how you try to see in the dark.. close your eyes tight once, and then open - you can see traces of images, objects and people that will clear you of immediate confusion.. and you can find your way to bed even in the dark..
All in good time, m'man.. All in good time!
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