The sun and moon once rose at one time, the sun rising from the eastern horizon, the moon arising from the mountains of the west, to meet in center of the sky. In great harmony, they remained within the sky, creating a mixture of a sky of pinks, lilacs, and tangerines. It was amazing how two opposites could combine their qualities into a single scenery of exquisite beauty, and the love shared between them flourished. To their dismay, society greatly opposed this arrangement, the sky never a crystal blue or a midnight black embedded with diamonds. “This is unacceptable,” they would complain, “A sky stuck in an endless phase of multiple colors, how do they expect us to sleep, or do work in the morning.”
The societal pressure would consistently distress the sun, concerned about the thoughts of the people below. “It seems that we are displeasing the people,” the sun spoke worriedly, “They don’t enjoy the pastel colors we create together.” “We can’t let them destroy what we share, we create something glorious to admire, but it is never enough,” the moon said, “we can try to please them, but it’s hard to grow flowers in a garden full of weeds. We can try to give them happiness, but there is only so much we can do.” The sun agreed, still looking down upon the people whom expressed their bitterness to such a beautiful sky. Days passed, and the people continued to remain in consistent acidity, until one day, the sun could no longer bare the pressure and hatred society expressed.
The sun absorbed the colors out of their once shared sky, all the lilacs, tangerines, and pinks, leaving the moon in an eternal darkness. The people below celebrated and welcomed the sun, who now provided a bright sky of sapphire blue, and rejecting the moon’s obsidian scenery. Now, the sun and moon rise individually, no longer meeting at once. Each day, the sun tries to express his apologies by sending the moon a sunrise every morning, and a sunset each evening, only to have it dissipate into thin air, and the two became nothing but strangers.
“The Sun and Moon Once Rose at One Time” -Michelle Harmon
