moon contracts (tanka + envoi)

as the sun expands—
and jupiter spins faster—
mother moon contracts
in five billion years (or so)
none of this will matter much

when the fiery giant eats
all in its path out to mars

What I’m Reading:

“The moon’s shrinking has been measurable, but small. It has contracted about 150 feet in diameter over the last few hundred million years.”

— Kasha Patel / “Why scientists are starting to worry about the moon shrinking” / Washington Post