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長女に会いに行った帰り道。
ジョージワシントンブリッジを渡りながら、右手にはマンハッタンの夜景。

「あれ、月かな?」
長男が、空を指さした。
イーストリバーの水平線近くに、真っ赤な月が浮かび上がっている。

3月の満月は「ワームムーン」(芋虫月)と呼ばれるらしい。
冬眠から目覚めた虫たちが動き出す季節、春の訪れにふさわしい。

あれほど大きな月を見られたのは、奇跡的にあの時間に橋を渡ったから。

奇跡的じゃない。偶然も、きっとすべてが必然。
人は古代から月を眺めて、明日の朝がやってくることを期待した。

朝晩はまだまだ寒いけれど、確実に春がやってきている。

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On the way home from visiting our eldest daughter.
As we crossed the George Washington Bridge, we saw the night view of Manhattan on the right.

"Is that the moon?"
My oldest son pointed at the sky.
A bright red moon was hovering near the horizon of the East River.

The full moon in March is called a "worm moon."
It is the season when insects awaken from their hibernation and begin to move, and it is the perfect name for spring to arrive.

The only reason we were able to see such a big moon was because we miraculously crossed the bridge at that time.

It wasn't miraculous.
Coincidences, I'm sure, are all inevitable.
People have looked at the moon from ancient times and hoped that tomorrow morning would come.

The mornings and evenings are still cold, but spring is definitely on its way.

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