The moon revolved quietly, inexorably
Slowly covering the sun
Forcing its blazing disk into a crescent
A predetermined battle of light and dark
My eyes shielded I watched with delight, full of suspense
The crescent thinned and the fire diminished
As the moon, moving quickly now
Devoured the midday sun
Turning the air cold
And dimming the world to dusk
The last spark of fire went out
Heavenly bodies aligned
Uncovering my eyes, I gasped
The sun was eclipsed by the moon
And my heart burst
A midnight sky held a brilliant white circle
Radiant light and solar flares blazed
As filaments of fire surrounded an enigmatic moon
Powerful and staggeringly visible
Soaring in the dark toward newly revealed stars
I bathed in the light of totality
Its majesty and splendor sweeping through me
My body was one with the earth, moon, and sun
Part of a vast and infinite cosmos
Tiny yet valuable, humbled and grateful
The moment was fleeting and precious
A mere breath amid colossal celestial movements
The sated moon continued along her path
Totality ending in an intense flash of brilliance
As sun burst forth from shadow
The crescent reversed and light filled the sky
Concealing the stars and warming the world
I am now on the other side, illuminated in so many ways
Clutching at the memory and the feeling
Of my brief moment in eternity
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