Waning Crescent

You're the one who stays until the very end — steady, unshowy, utterly reliable, like the crescent still visible in the morning sky (*ariake*, the moon that lingers into dawn).

You're at your best in life's closing chapters and quiet vigils: caregiving, seeing a long chapter through, holding space for someone's fresh start.

You put yourself last more often than you should — but every quiet act is banked as trust. Far more people carry your kindness with them than you imagine.