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Posted on October 15, 2020 by beth

when i was a little girl

one of my sisters used to bite her nails

when i’d look out the window

see the sliver of a moon

i thought that was her nail up there

wanting endlessly

to think of a way to get it back for her.

—

“it’s like we’re on a rocket ship that we were just painting,

and suddenly it took off

and we’re holding onto the ship with our fingernails.

– Esteban Contreras

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Sadje on October 15, 2020 at 5:09 am said:

It does looks like a clipped nail.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:22 am said:
  
  Made perfect sense to me, I knew they went somewhere-
  
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  - Sadje on October 15, 2020 at 5:29 am said:
    
    Aww!
    
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ivor20 on October 15, 2020 at 5:10 am said:

We hang onto life by the grip through our fingernails
We live by the grace of spirits in our sails

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:22 am said:
  
  We do –
  
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  - ivor20 on October 15, 2020 at 5:34 am said:
    
    And I cut my fingernails every week !!
    
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    - beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:41 am said:
      
      hard for the moon to keep up with you )
      
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Peter Wells aka Countingducks on October 15, 2020 at 5:11 am said:

I love the magical imaginations of children and yours was clearly a fine example of it 🙂

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:22 am said:
  
  ❤️
  
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Brad Osborne on October 15, 2020 at 5:45 am said:

A child’s mind is limitless in imagination. Great story, Beth!

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:48 am said:
  
  absolutely boundless – thanks, brad
  
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Athira on October 15, 2020 at 5:45 am said:

Good imaginations Beth..

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 5:47 am said:
  
  thanks –
  
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  - Athira on October 15, 2020 at 5:48 am said:
    
    Always welcome🙂🙂👍
    
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Cindy on October 15, 2020 at 7:07 am said:

Oh that is too funny!!! Reminds me of the time I found a galaxy’s worth of moon slivers in my potted plant…😳😡

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 7:54 am said:
  
  Hmmmm….)
  
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  - Cindy on October 15, 2020 at 8:28 am said:
    
    Yeah- although that’s not exactly what my reaction was…🤯 Needles to say, I went full on Forensic Files and found the culprit.
    
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markbialczak on October 15, 2020 at 7:23 am said:

Yes, Beth, I can see it!

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 7:54 am said:
  
  Right?!
  
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K.L. Hale on October 15, 2020 at 7:38 am said:

We still say that. I’m in good company.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 7:53 am said:
  
  Yes!
  
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Jim Borden on October 15, 2020 at 8:11 am said:

I saw the same moon this morning on my walk. Your sister’s nail is a global phenomenon… 🙂

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  It’s amazing how far it’s traveled
  
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  - Jim Borden on October 15, 2020 at 5:10 pm said:
    
    🙂
    
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BACK ROADS AND OTHER STORIES on October 15, 2020 at 8:42 am said:

The moon sliver always reminded me of something and I couldn’t put my finger on it 🙂
…from a recovering nail biter.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:11 pm said:
  
  There you go!)
  
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johnrieber on October 15, 2020 at 9:12 am said:

Terrific.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  Thanks, John-
  
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Jim Stewart on October 15, 2020 at 9:33 am said:

When I see that sliver of moon I always think of the Cheshire Cat smiling at Alice.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  Ah-
  
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New Bloggy Cat on October 15, 2020 at 9:40 am said:

You nail it! (ノ^∇^)

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  )))
  
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utesmile on October 15, 2020 at 12:04 pm said:

Lovely moon!

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  Thanks, I love those little crescents
  
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Infinite Living on October 15, 2020 at 1:35 pm said:

This is so unique 🙂 and beautiful too.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 4:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you-
  
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Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh on October 15, 2020 at 4:55 pm said:

lol, the ultimate in sibling rivalry

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 6:02 pm said:
  
  right!
  
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Miriam Hurdle on October 15, 2020 at 5:11 pm said:

Lovely connection! 🙂

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 6:01 pm said:
  
  thanks, miriam
  
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  - Miriam Hurdle on October 15, 2020 at 9:07 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome, Beth. Are you back to school teaching?
    
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    - beth on October 15, 2020 at 9:46 pm said:
      
      Yes, we are back in person
      
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      - Miriam Hurdle on October 15, 2020 at 10:49 pm said:
        
        Our district is not back in person yet. Being a smaller school district, we follow what Los Angeles USD does. LAUSD is not reopen because LA still has many new cases and death.
        
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        beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:27 am said:
        
        many of our public districts are closed, some are reopening slowly, and we are a private school taking huge safety measures
        
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        Miriam Hurdle on October 16, 2020 at 1:10 pm said:
        
        LAUSD considers reopening with half a class on alternate days, and marks benches in the cafeteria and playground. Teacher union protested for reopening.
        
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        beth on October 16, 2020 at 2:10 pm said:
        
        It’s really hard no matter what.
        
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        Miriam Hurdle on October 16, 2020 at 2:23 pm said:
        
        My granddaughter’s daycare checks every student’s temperature as they come in.
        
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        beth on October 16, 2020 at 3:44 pm said:
        
        Yes, we do as well
        
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        Miriam Hurdle on October 16, 2020 at 4:15 pm said:
        
        I wonder if public schools would do that.
        
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        beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:08 pm said:
        
        my daughter is a teacher in public school and they are slowly bringing the grades back and doing that
        
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        Miriam Hurdle on October 16, 2020 at 9:08 pm said:
        
        I’ll hear more about public schools before or after Thanksgiving.
        
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Martha Kennedy on October 15, 2020 at 5:16 pm said:

always thought that moon looked like a fingernail, too.

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- beth on October 15, 2020 at 6:01 pm said:
  
  made perfect sense to me
  
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johnlmalone on October 15, 2020 at 10:21 pm said:

a lovely story, Beth 🙂

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:28 am said:
  
  thank you, John
  
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petespringerauthor on October 15, 2020 at 10:40 pm said:

I never thought of the moon that way, but I can totally see why you thought that now.

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:28 am said:
  
  I made perfect sense to me )
  
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Kiki on October 16, 2020 at 2:34 am said:

Aaawh, that’s SO sweet. Sadly HH is chewing his nails and it’s definitely not a pretty sight. One really has to love a person very deeply to put up with nail biting…..

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:26 am said:
  
  not much one can do about it)
  
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  - Kiki on October 16, 2020 at 6:20 am said:
    
    Really – how about willpower (his not mine! 😉 )
    
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Miriam on October 16, 2020 at 6:44 am said:

Funny! I used to bite my nails too.

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 6:47 am said:
  
  Now you know where they went)
  
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thewanderingempath on October 16, 2020 at 1:52 pm said:

This was so awesome. I love how your wanting to get the moon/fingernail back so deeply shows the relationship with her. Such a great poem.

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 2:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much
  
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Carol anne on October 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm said:

Lol. I love this! ❤

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- beth on October 16, 2020 at 5:09 pm said:
  
  )))
  
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Chatter Master on October 17, 2020 at 7:33 am said:

I think it makes complete sense.

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- beth on October 17, 2020 at 1:51 pm said:
  
  right?
  
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  - Chatter Master on October 18, 2020 at 9:25 am said:
    
    I would like to retain that way of thinking. 🙂
    
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ParentingIsFunny on October 17, 2020 at 10:11 pm said:

How creative you are!

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Julia Tannenbaum on October 18, 2020 at 4:32 pm said:

Beautiful poem! I still bite my nails and I’m twenty (I know, I’m awful 😞).

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- beth on October 18, 2020 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  We all have our things -)
  
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  - Julia Tannenbaum on October 18, 2020 at 4:49 pm said:
    
    Very true!
    
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