a zen dog moon

It's the zen dog moon.
The thunder moon to some,
The buck moon to others.
Still more people have other names
For the full moon of July.
Yellow light on the pines,
People in the park watching,
Their faces aimed up at the light.
These are my neighbors.
An old black dog wanders by,
Unconcerned, not looking up at all.
Far away, the master asked the student,
"Why does t…