{"id":5880,"date":"2013-07-27T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T21:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/?p=5880"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:42:28","slug":"full-moon-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/full-moon-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_hidden et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Full Moon Story<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_menu_0 et_pb_fullwidth_menu et_pb_fullwidth_menu--without-logo et_pb_fullwidth_menu--style-left_aligned et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_right et_pb_text_align_right-tablet et_pb_text_align_right-phone et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\"><nav class=\"et-menu-nav fullwidth-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-rr-divi\" class=\"et-menu fullwidth-menu nav downwards\"><li id=\"menu-item-2319\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-home menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-2319\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2425\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-75 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2425\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/about-rachelle-rogers\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5583\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-5575 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5583\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/books\/\">Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2427\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-1088 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/poetry-3\/\">Poetry<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-222947\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-46905 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-222947\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/blog-luminations\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2586\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-2576 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2586\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\"><div class=\"mobile_nav closed\"><span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>27<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>JULY 2013<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Humor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I live in Asheville, NC, in the house of my friend Karen. I rent the downstairs. The house is on a hill, once part of a mountain I\u2019m sure, and we\u2019re surrounded by old trees, mostly oaks and pines, and woods in the back, which makes it almost impossible to see the moon until it\u2019s very late at night or very early in the morning and the globe is very high in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, on an impulse, Karen and I decided to get in her car and chase down the golden glow, to try to find a spot from which we could bathe in the rays of the rising Wesak moon, the most powerful of the year.<\/p>\n<p>It was 9:45 when we headed first to the open field across from the fire station about a quarter mile down the road. Although a patch of bright sky was visible there, the moon had not yet risen above the distant tree line. We then cruised back through our neighborhood, slowing down at each promising wedge between the green, but still no moon.<\/p>\n<p>Turning around, we slowly navigated the steep hill that we usually climb on our walks, thinking that from a higher vantage point, we might have better luck. It was now after ten, and we were sure we\u2019d get a clear sight line, but all we got were glimpses, beautiful glimpses, but glimpses none the less.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Asheville-Moon-RR-blog-web.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Asheville-Moon-RR-blog-web.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Asheville-Moon-RR-blog-web-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"wp-image-5900\" alt=\"Moon over Asheville\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Moon Over Asheville<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Photograph \u00a9 Derek Olsen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Again, we turned around, this time heading downhill. At the bottom, in a small section where the trees divided, we could see a shimmer of yellow. Stopping the car, we watched for awhile as the moon briefly sang to us from between swaying tree branches and thin clouds that traversed the bright sky. Soon, however, it shifted its position, again receding behind a clump of pines.<\/p>\n<p>A little discouraged, we decided to drive back home in the hope that the moon had gotten high enough to see from the circular stone patio in the middle of Karen\u2019s lovely back yard. We again drove slowly along our street, our eyes navigating sky holes that poked through the thick lace of new leaves. Then we saw it. To the side of a neighbor\u2019s house, there was a clear view, and the moon showed itself in all its round and regal and golden splendor. We stopped the car and sat for a moment, taking in its majesty.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, a man knocked gently on Karen\u2019s car window, scaring her half to death. She rolled the glass half way down as the man, maybe in his early fifties with a slight paunch, flashed a badge and explained that he was a detective, and that he was visiting someone in the house next to the one we were parked in front of, and that he\u2019d seen us cruising up and down the street several times, thought there might be something suspicious going on, and wanted to check it out.<\/p>\n<p>Karen cracked the door open, unfortunately causing the inside car light to come on. As she confessed to him that we\u2019d been chasing down the moon, trying to get a clear view, he began to laugh. What he saw inside the car must have been a sight\u2014two women in bathrobes, Karen with a jacket on top of hers, both wearing no make-up, hair unkempt, looking like they\u2019d possibly escaped from an asylum. We all began to chuckle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/silver-moonlight-john-atkinson-grimshaw-RR-blog-web.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/silver-moonlight-john-atkinson-grimshaw-RR-blog-web.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/silver-moonlight-john-atkinson-grimshaw-RR-blog-web-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" alt=\"silver-moonlight-john-atkinson-grimshaw\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Silver Moonlight<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The detective, now satisfied that we did not present any immediate danger, began to walk away. Karen and I got out of the car to stand a while in the moonlight. Another male voice came from the side deck of the house in front of us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful, isn\u2019t it?\u201d he called.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got the best spot in the neighborhood,\u201d I called back.<\/p>\n<p>At the house next door, the detective (I wondered about the truth of that) had joined his female friend on the front lawn. Now both standing together, gazing skyward, we could hear him explain the situation, his voice projecting perhaps more loudly than he realized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just two little old ladies,\u201d he said, \u201clooking for the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>To watch a gorgeous HD YouTube video of John Atkinson Grimshaw\u2019s moonlight paintings set to Debussy\u2019s\u00a0<em>Claire de Lune<\/em>\u00a0by the London Symphony Orchestra click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/78Mt5b6ysj4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_post_nav_0 et_pb_posts_nav nav-single et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/a-love-apart-no-ordinary-love-story-2\/\" rel=\"prev\" class=\"\"><span class=\"meta-nav\">&larr; <\/span><span class=\"nav-label\">A Love Apart: No Ordinary Love Story<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"nav-next\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rachellerogers.com\/dev1\/images-of-remembered-passion\/\" rel=\"next\" class=\"\"><span class=\"nav-label\">Images Of Remembered Passion<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row et_animated\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_signup_0 et_pb_signup et_pb_newsletter et_pb_subscribe et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">KEEP UP WITH MY POSTS<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_description_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Subscribers receive a free PDF of my published memoir <\/span><em><span><br \/><\/span><\/em><span><\/span><span style=\"color: #57006d;\"><em>Rare Atmosphere: An Extraordinary Inter-dimensional Affair of the Heart<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_form\"><form method=\"post\" class=\"\"><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_result et_pb_newsletter_error\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_newsletter_result et_pb_newsletter_success\"><h2>Thank you for subscribing. 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