The weekly waka

Solar Eclipse

In sudden darkness

We find ourselves at midday,

Looking to the sky,

The sun's loving light dimmed by

A tiny moon of cold stone.

Lunar Eclipse

The full summer moon

Gradually fades, dimming

Like the ragged face

Of an old worker who slips

Into the cool shade to rest.

(By budouadana)

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