The full moon comes out thirteen consecutive times

That is an odd prime number

There is an ancient local legend

That claims that only happens during

Times of great strife and turmoil

It shines upon a turtle’s shell

Portending a cataclysmic revolution

Photo by Anna Wangler on Unsplash

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My name is Larry Trasciatti I live in Long Beach New York, am sixty two years old and have been writing poetry for around the past five years .

You can read more of my writing at EASTELMHURST.A.GO.GO