Do you have time to see the glowing moon?

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Capitalism forces people to work 24/7/365 or at least 19/7/365 with little time to look at the sky and the glowing moon and the twinkling stars. Few people may be fortunate enough to look at moon and clouds, soon after sunset and before supper or at least after supper. For that we should have our beds and cots in an open place in front of the house or at least on the terrace. City lights should not fade our view. Skyscrapers should not obstruct our spectrum. The poet Valmiki wrote his Epic Ramayana in Sanskrit about 3,000 years back. At verse Nos. 5-2-57 and 58 he described the moon rising in Lanka. (Most believe that it is Sri Lanka in South Asia). I am not permitted to paste it here as I do not have the required points. I wrote the original verses in Roman script and English translation at my blog post Ramayanayb.blogspot.com#valmikismoon. If somebody is interested in literary aesthetic comparisons, we can compare the Valmiki's description of moon to the description made by nature Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Keats or dramatists like Shakespeare. Even Shelley might have described moon in his poetry. Note: In Sanskrit literature, moon is male. He is married to 27 principal stars like Asvin (Alpha Aeris), Bharan`i (Alpha Taurus), Krittika (Plaedius), Rohini (Aldebaron), Mriasara (Betelguese), Arudra (Castor), Punarvasu (Polux), Pushyami (Alpha Cancer) etc. But moon did not treat his star wives equally. He was biased towards Aldebaron. The other stars complain to their father Daksha (moon's father-in-law). Daksha cursed him to suffer from T.B. (disease). Moon approached the supreme God Siva for protection. Siva keeps him in his hair tufts, as a jewel. If you come across somebody with name like Chandra, Chandra Sekhar, you can remember this story.