Moonbow
Posted: May 11, 2013 Filed under: Art, Photography, Prose, Writing | Tags: Archipelago, black and white, island, itchy feet, lunar rainbow, Monique Roffey, moon, moonbow, night, ocean, rainbow, sea, travel Leave a commentJust finished reading Archipelago by Trinidadian writer Monique Roffey. One of those great books that gives you the itchy feet! Now I want to conquer not only land, but also sea. I also learned about a phenomenon I never knew existed, the “moonbow”, or lunar rainbow:
“The moon is high in the sky; there is the disappearing squall, and between the squall and the boat — a perfect hoop. Just like a rainbow, except the seven shades of colour are shades of grey and gauzy light, as though it is a rainbow in negative. A wide delicate arc stretches across the night, each end finishing in the sea…A rainbow before it has dressed itself.”
The moon in Trinidad
