The Harvest Moon, the full moon that closely follows the autumnal equinox,
rises just thirty minutes after sunset for several days in a row
shining brightly enough upon the earth for farmers to harvest their crops
by its light (hence the name), keeps the world lit up through the evening
for those special nights, lovely enough for the evening strollers,
spooners and skygazers yes but perhaps not for a tired farmer who
might just as soon have a very good excuse to go into the small house,
eat a hearty supper, read a book by lamplight, and go trundling
off to bed in the cool autumnal dark of late September.
Every lovely thing has its range of consequences, as we all know,
even a big round jolly moon peeking over the horizon early.