The Joshua Tree witnesses every moment of the earth’s rotation. Not one sunrise, sunset, or high noon is ever missed. By staying still, quietly setting in roots and reaching wild arms all over the sky, the Joshua tree bears witness to every changing moment.
The moon shines back to the Joshua Tree, the same light from the same sun that the Joshua tree absorbed in that same day; now as a reflection. How strange it is to take in a glowing moon amongst the pastel sky!!
The next time you are out in the vast open desert, or oceanside, or forest, or even your local park, reach your own arms out to the sky, wild and bent and exploring like the Joshua Tree. Feel the curvature of the earth on your own skin!!
I never thought of it like this: “The moon shines back to the Joshua Tree, the same light from the same sun that the Joshua Tree absorbed in that same day.” The poetry!