Eleventh abandoned photo: Men and moon

Men and Moon, released on: 11/12/2011

Size: 20 x 25 cm
Frame: 23 x 33 cm

The Earth's satellite, the Moon. What kind of power does the moon have that humain being feel a strong attraction for it? I don't have an answer for that question. But there is a poem explaining how beautiful the Moon is. 

The Moon, by Jaime Sabines

You can take the moon in spoonfuls

or in tablets once every two hours.

It works as a hypnotic and sedative

and also provides relief

for those who have an overdose of philosophy.

A piece of moon in your pocket

is a better charm than a rabbit’s paw:

it helps to find someone to love,

to be rich without anybody knowing

and keeps doctors and hospital away.

You can give it as a dessert to children

when they can’t get to sleep,

and a few drops of moon in the eyes of the old

help to die well.

Put a tender moon leaf

Under your pillow

and you will see what you would like to see

and always carry a little bottle of moon air

for when you feel you’re suffocating

and give the moon’s key

to prisoners, and the disenchanted.

For those sentenced to death

and those condemned to life

there is no better tonic than the moon

in precisely measures doses.

Poemas sueltos, 1981.

Translated by W.S. Merwin

Men and Moon is on the streets! Leave a comment if you have this piece of moon with you!