Polished moonstone.
‘’The house lit by moonlight
On the snow, glows inside
Like a huge jewel, a moonstone
Or opal.
The whole house
Shimmers with its freight
Of living souls, and the souls
Of disembodied memory’’
-- From “Another Full Moon,’’ by famed Maine poet Kate Barnes (1932-2013). She was the daughter of Henry Beston, whose book The Outermost House, set in Cape Cod’s dunes, is a classic of nature writing. Her mother, Elizabeth Coatsworth, was a distinguished poet, among other writings.
