Full Pink Moon

April 20, 6:25 a.m. (EDT)

 

It is the month of the full pink moon, named after flowers that appear abundantly in the early spring. 

 

It also happens to be the name of one of my favorite songs: 

     

      Nick Drake’s Pink Moon

 

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  1. On April 21, 2008 at 9:47 am terry Said:

    I stopped along the shore near New Haven last night. The moon was just clearing the hill on the opposite side of the harbor/river mouth. Wouldn’t you know–it was pink.

  2. On April 21, 2008 at 12:15 pm TheOtherIvy Said:

    I’ll bet that was a beautiful sight.
    I was up at just the right hour yesterday and caught a pink sunrise, the horizon was a brilliant brushstroke of color, the kind that makes you pause and wonder.

  3. On April 21, 2008 at 4:53 pm tigereye Said:

    Is it silly to miss that VW commercial that borrowed this song? It always made me nostalgic for college road trips.

  4. On April 21, 2008 at 5:55 pm TheOtherIvy Said:

    Hey Tigereye,
    I don’t know about silly…I just spent several minutes considering a llama as an online icon.
    There used to be a video of this song that was done on a night road trip. It really made me nostalgic for those anonymous stretches of road, that bittersweet and temporary freedom of the in-between.

  5. On April 21, 2008 at 6:13 pm Wanda Rizzuto Said:

    I can always count on you to post something amazing Ivy!

  6. On April 21, 2008 at 6:15 pm Wanda Rizzuto Said:

    OK, this is gonna sound really corny….

    This post made me realize what I like about your writing. I don’t always “get” poetry and such, and some of the things you like aren’t necessarily things I would seek out, but they always make me feel kinda happy ad peaceful. Does that make sense?

  7. On April 21, 2008 at 6:32 pm TheOtherIvy Said:

    Thanks, Wanda. That does make sense….and it is wonderful to hear. At some point, I think I decided that could be the purpose of this site…to find those touchstone like images, those talismans. I don’t always remember this purpose but I like the idea of having a place that re-energizes.

    I like that aspect of our connections, too, learning about things that we wouldn’t necessarily seek out.

  8. On April 23, 2008 at 4:35 pm pandemonic Said:

    Ah, Nick Drake! That takes me back.

  9. On April 28, 2008 at 9:09 pm Kikipotamus the Hobo Said:

    Ah, this is my first exposure to Nick Drake. Thank you.

  10. On April 29, 2008 at 11:13 am TheOtherIvy Said:

    Hi Pandemonic,
    This song was new to me…I heard it for the first time last fall. I would have loved it when I was younger, too.

    Thanks for listening, Kelly. This is one of the songs I can listen to over and over. It will probably remind me of the bittersweet of this year. It has that melancholy feel to it that is appealing to me.

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