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the slow exhale of light, proof that even the moon knows when to leave
moon phasethe lit side shrinks night after night toward darkness
left sidein the north, the moon dims from its right
old rootfrom Old English wanian, to lessen or dwindle
crescent timingwaning crescent rises before dawn, fading at sunrise
power's twinwaxing's quiet opposite, every cycle's surrender