Night of the Full Wolf Moon

It's the night of the full wolf moon
when echoes reverberate
through the forest
arousing the desire
to become one of the pack.

It's the night of the full wolf moon
when Luna shines
upon the snow covered
ground of late winter;
spring is coming
to melt the snow
on mountain tops
revealing
the cold rock
of cloud high peaks.

The first full moon of 2010

The moon tonight is
full and bright, the biggest
and first of the year.

The first full moon of the year is called the wolf moon. According to an article by Robert Roy Britt, Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of 2010 Tonight, the moon tonight is 14% wider and 30% brighter then "lesser" full moons. In addition, to the left of the full moon look for Mars, which appears to be a red star; however, Mars won't twinkle like most stars.

The wolf moon shines bright
on this January night
to its left red Mars