odd night light

 odd, intense small light in the sky

in the middle of the night

at first i thought it was landing lights

on a fair-sized plane approaching

the airfield just northeast of my home

but it did not blink or move among

dense clouds and was too intense

i felt curiously chilled for a moment

and then clouds gave way a bit so

the intensity of pale yellow increased

and i recognized our moon

although little of it showed

how weird it felt had to see such color

with suspicions of something strange

in my sky

domineering

haiku

 enormous full moon

enlarged by haze, man-made smog

dominates night sky

full moon entangled

full winter moon entangled

in yellowish, green-gray, eerie clouds

fighting with brilliance to be free

of the fear those hoverers over earth

engender in mere mortals looking up

obscure reality

 night sky, even miles from the city

more gray than black

brilliant stars still insist on being seen

but many of their apparent companions

are faded by our neon and LED and arc lights while we try to keep dark reality,

as we try with old age, at bay

arched path of stars

clear night sky

stars seen, not through mist

or haze or light pollution

but sharp, distinct

welcome as childhood friends

when the Milky Way

was near solid path

arching above me

moon and particles

 pollution can be beautiful

as when it scatters

the rising moon’s rays

enhancing illusion on illusion

that our satellite is huge, orange

and shining