Worm Moon, Crow Moon
Crow Moon, tonight you fly
at the balance of the year,
half light, half dark, tipping
your wing toward spring.
Crow Moon, caw away
this winter, gnaw the last
crusts of snow from the
frozen garden. Shine
the earthworms up to
the surface. Worm Moon,
Crow Moon, Full Sap Moon,
wake us up once more.
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Mar. 21, 2:40 p.m. EDT — Full Worm Moon. In this month the ground
softens and the earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of the
robins. The more northern tribes knew this as the Full Crow Moon, when
the cawing of crows signals the end of winter, or the Full Crust Moon
because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and
freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping
maple trees, is another variation. This is also the Paschal Full Moon;
the first full moon of the spring season. The first Sunday following
the Paschal Moon is Easter Sunday, which indeed will be observed two
days later on Sunday, March 23. This will, in fact, be the earliest
Easter since 1913.
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