moon flower

 Well, my cirrus really outdid herself with 10 blooms. Three blooms the first night and 7 the next.. The night was silent and there was a full moon and the air was filled with perfume.  It was magical.   I am proud of  her as some people never are blessed with blooms. She likes lots of rain and warm humidity.  I have purchased about three dragon fruit and hopefully they will do as well too.

The Night-Blooming Cereus 

FLOWER of the moon! 
Still white is her brow whom we worshiped on earth long ago; 
Yea, purer than pearls in deep seas, and more virgin than snow. 
The dull years veil their eyes from her shining, and vanish afraid, 
Nor profane her with age—the immortal, nor dim her with shade.

 It is we are unworthy, we worldlings, to dwell in her ways; 
We have broken her altars and silenced her voices of praise.
 She hath hearkened to singing more silvern, seen raptures more bright; 
To some planet more pure she hath fled on the wings of the night,— 
 Flower of the moon! 

 Yet she loveth the world that forsook her, for, lo! once a year
 She, Diana, translucent, pale, scintillant, down from her sphere
 Floateth earthward like star-laden music, to bloom in a flower,
 And our hearts feel the spell of the goddess once more for an hour.

 See! she sitteth in splendor nor knoweth desire nor decay,
And the night is a glory around her more bright than the day,
And her breath hath the sweetness of worlds where no sorrow is known;
And we long as we worship to follow her back to her own,— 
Flower of the moon! 


Harriet Monroe


 

the white dot is the full moon

 

doesnt this iphone take great pictures at night?