The overnight total lunar eclipse, last night and this morning, reminded me of a poem I wrote in April when we could see the eclipse — the Blood Moon — and Mars … 

 
Mars and the Blood Moon
By Janet Hoult 4/14/2014
 
Do you see Mars
over there
peeking at the Moon
as if
he didn’t care…
yet watching to see
if she would show herself
to be as bloody
as he?
 
Mars has lurked for days
in the night sky
looking at the Moon.
Need we wonder why?
The warrior looks for blood…
To win, means some must die.
 
Mars,
be advised
to keep your distance
or you will meet
with great resistance.
We wish our
 Moon’s beams
to light
the night
with
silver
streams
that
bring
delight.

Dr. Hoult, poetess laureate of Culver City, may be contacted at HOULTight@aol.com