Filtered

Photo of the full moon shining through the branches of a leafless tree, on a cloudy night.

Shining between cracks;
winter sunlight through cupped hands,
moonshine through dead trees.

Day moon

Photo of gnarly tree branches with a half-moon perched on the tip of a branch against a clear blue sky.

Tip of a tree branch—
broken nail hangs from the sky:
half-moon spectacle.

Light

Photo of the full moon against a blue sky, early in the morning, and a lit street lamp casting a warm glow on the path.

Lighting my pathway,
brilliant full moon above;
street lamp, just in case.

Moon

Photo of a half-moon, as seen from the window of a second floor building, with other buildings and facades visible.

Tidal commander
smiles at me from miles away;
half-moon spectacle.

Musical

Photo of the moon in the distance with a canopy of deep green tree in the foreground.

Moonlight sonata
on a bright summer’s evening
without Beethoven