Blood Moon and Palindromes

Palindrome: a word, phrase, sentence, or number that reads or means the same thing forwards or backwards.

Blood Moon: a moniker for a lunar eclipse that gives the moon a warm red appearance.

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     On 4-14-14 my student blurted out, “Mrs. H, did you know that the dates this week are all palindromes?  

    To which I responded with kind euphemism, “Tucker, please raise your hand if you have something to share and let’s keep our discussions relevant to the novel,” code for shut your mouth, that was random, and don’t interrupt me!  (NEVER would I say aloud.) However, as all good educators know, our students teach us, too.  Intrigued, I casually meandered to his table, and quietly asked him to explain more.

      “Tucker, when I write out the date, 04-14-2014, I don’t end up with a palindrome.  

       He responded, “No, you have to write the dates like this, 4-14-14, 4-15-14,… See? Now you have a set of palindromes."

     “Cool,” I replied, and nodded my head while muttering, “How interesting.”  

      The next day, inspired by palindrome dates and apocalyptic eclipses, I told my students to write a poem over the “blood moon” using 8 palindrome words.  If you missed all the moon hype, here is a link to witness the spectacular sight.

 http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/15/tech/innovation/blood-moon/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

     Figuring I ought to implement what I instruct, I wrote a poem using palindrome phrases. 

Murder for a jar of red rum
Now do I repay a period won?
Was it a bat I saw?
Nurse, I spy gypsies, run!
Too hot to hoot,
Too far, Edna, wander afoot.
Was it a cat I saw?
Toot! Toot!
Mad? Am I madam?
4-16-14
No omelet did tele moon! 

    A poem devised of palindromic phrases proved harder than I thought, thus I borrowed heavily from: http://www.cs.arizona.edu/icon/oddsends/palinsen.htm

  

  Anyway, next time you trip acid, while watching the moon eclipse red, feel free to recite my cryptic poem, shouting it into a vast black interminable sky! (Disclaimer:  JUST SAY NO!  I do not condone the use of illegal drugs nor does this blog.) 

Let the ever eclectic fairytale continue...

~Truly, Cinderella