BIRTHDAY PRESENTS for Cacof who is having a birthday on the 29th.
1) The Moon
For Cacof 
It was mesmerizing. “Lunar halo” it is called according to my encyclopedia of heavenly bodies. Chilly, there was a gossamer drape of ice enveloping the Tokyo air last night, as usual I was still awake at 3 in the morning. I went outside to greet the stars like I always do when I’m inspired or experiencing neurosis osmosis, which often occurs in the depth of the night or just right before dawn. And then there she was big and in her fullness, there was a ring of rainbow around her extremely bright and almost blinding. It frightened me at first glance because she looked ominous, like a presage of doom or as if something pernicious is afoot. Then I talked to her, “you look particularly fancy tonight in your colorful robe, sister Moon”. And I couldn’t take my eyes off her anymore I became under her powerful spell. I was magnetized, mesmerized, hypnotized. First time I saw her like this.
This photo of her is for you my dearest friend. May you radiate like the moon, illuminate like the moon, bring guidance like the moon, mesmerize like the moon.
2) A song
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
The night’s the time for all your tears
Your heart may be broken tonight
But tomorrow in the morning light
Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
The night-time shadows disappear
And with them go all your tears
For the morning will bring joy
For every girl and boy
So don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
We know that cryin’s not a bad thing
But stop your cryin’ when the birds sing
It may be hard to discover
That you’ve been left for another
But don’t forget that love’s a game
And it can always come again
Oh don’t let the sun catch you cryin’
Don’t let the sun catch you cryin’, oh no
Oh, oh, oh
(the one rendered by Jose Feliciano is the one I like the best)
