In those days, in those distant days - 3 Quarks Daily

In those days, in those distant days - 3 Quarks Daily

by Jeroen Bouterse  Under Nanna’s moon – a girl under Nanna’s moon, alone I lie  Under Nanna’s moon drifting over the pure mountains alone I lie,  Under the mountains of the cedars where sleeps Mullil alone I lie.[1] “It would be nice to go back to caring about the moon”, writes Omar El Akkad in 2025. He can’t, because “no description of the moon […] reflects as much beauty back into the world as a missile obliterating a family in their home tak…