AND THE FULL MOON ROSE AT MIDNIGHT

Hard science research may reveal
How many alien viruses can dance
On the tip of a syringe,
But when said viruses decimate
The eight million inhabitants of
New Abalonia:  ninety-three percent fatal,
The survivors still must number more
Than sixty-seven.  Simple arithmetic
Will tell how many more...And the
Full moon rose at midnight.  No it
Didn't.  Not on this planet.  Not on
Any planet with the same laws of physics.
Being opposite the sun (regardless of which
Way your corner of Earth faces at the moment)
The full moon must rise at dusk.
A few nights past full, the moon will
Rise a few hours later.  The waxing
Crescent will follow the sunset.  Always.
It is no more arbitrary than what
Will happen if you step outdoors
On Luna without a space suit.

— Uncle River

Fiction by Uncle River
has been excerpted online at
Talebones

All rights to this poem belong to its author.

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