When we step outside next Tuesday
evening, April 7 at 10:35 pm to observe the full moon, do we expect it to be the color
of Pepto-Bismol? No, and yet, the full moon in April is designated the Pink Moon, and these are extraordinary times.
Why?
Thanks to this seasonal association, this full Moon came to
be called the Pink Moon!”
AND my conjecture: Covid-19 is pink!
Red
plus a bit of white makes pink. “Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human
metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very
high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are
usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a
color found in many national flags.”
White is associated
with light, goodness, safety, and cleanliness. White usually has a positive
connotation and can represent a successful beginning.
Pink is Red tempered by White.
Side note:
Side note:
The Guardian reports that scientists have discovered the oldest
organic color so far, a bit of bright pink that has survived in
1.1-billion-year-old rocks. The BBC reports
that the pigment comes from the chlorophyll of fossilized cyanobacteria, also
known as blue-green algae, whose pigment molecules have survived eons in the
ground. When diluted, the molecules look pink when held against sunlight.
Perhaps this great rock that hangs in the sky is indeed pink
inside.
In conclusion, as we gaze at the full moon of April, let us hope
that the pink of Covid-19 will soon be whitewashed and that our lives will
return to some sense of normalcy.
There once was a moon
colored pink
That made us sit up and
think.
We stayed up at night
With worry and fright
It’s taught new ways to relink.
Stay well.
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| FYI: I'm not infected, wear a mask |
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