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At this stage of life,
another step toward,
the final outcome,
of a life lived, with joy.

No matter why,
I need a reason.
All I need is to talk,
about you. Tis the season.

Long were the shadows,
beneath the tall trees.
Wind rustling branches,
creating falling leaves.

Dry is the air,
in this July heat wave.
Why do the Gods,
like to misbehave?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Why does this galaxy have such a long tail? In this stunning vista, based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies form a dramatic backdrop for disrupted spiral galaxy Arp 188, the Tadpole Galaxy. The cosmic tadpole is a mere 420 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation of the Dragon (Draco). Its eye-catching tail is about 280 thousand light-years long and features massive, bright blue star clusters. One story goes that a more compact intruder galaxy crossed in front of Arp 188 - from right to left in this view - and was slung around behind the Tadpole by their gravitational attraction. During the close encounter, tidal forces drew out the spiral galaxy's stars, gas, and dust forming the spectacular tail. The intruder galaxy itself, estimated to lie about 300 thousand light-years behind the Tadpole, can be seen through foreground spiral arms at the upper right. Following its terrestrial namesake, the Tadpole Galaxy will likely lose its tail as it grows older, the tail's star clusters forming smaller satellites of the large spiral galaxy. APOD in world languages: Arabic (IG), Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Beijing), Chinese (Taiwan), Czech, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Ukrainian

It's strange to contemplate,
the end of a life,
after you have been informed,
"it's a matter of months."

I'm not thinking,
about the days going by,
or that my time will be over.

I'm trying to contact friends,
I care about to tell them goodbye
and convey my love for
their friendship. That's a good thing.

There is good in most situations. This
is a good thing...
Love to all, in this great adventure.
Good luck to all of you,
during your present and future life.

A kindred moment,
as friends depart,
with long goodbyes,
doing their part

to assure we will,
meet again,
be it in sunshine
or a day of rain.

Hope to see you,
this time next year,
if God is willing
and you buy the beer.

Oh, what a time,
when Gods began to play,
with Rainbows, Thunder,
and a lightning display.

Grey are the clouds,
dark Cumulus Nimbus,
we as mere mortals,
will huddle in masses.

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (1869 – 1954) was a French visual artist, painter, draftsman, printmaker, and sculptor, Matisse is widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the 20th century. known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. More

Forgotten
and forlorn,
since the day,
I was born.

Coming into this world,
back in my day,
was being born and
delivered on the dining
room table, by a midwife.

Humble beginnings,
no money for play,
but warmth and comfort,
was there every day.

The depression was
hard on all around,
yet they toiled at work,
if it could be found.

Not much money,
you could hear them say,
when a good wage, could
be a dollar a day.

Pay yourself first
was the rave,
a hard thing to do,
trying to save.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

The galaxy was never in danger. For one thing, the Triangulum galaxy (M33), pictured, is much bigger than the tiny grain of rock at the head of the meteor. For another, the galaxy is much farther away -- in this instance 3 million light years as opposed to only about 0.0003 light seconds. Even so, the meteor's path took it angularly below the galaxy. Also the wind high in Earth's atmosphere blew the meteor's glowing evaporative molecule train away from the galaxy, in angular projection. Still, the astrophotographer was quite lucky to capture both a meteor and a galaxy in a single exposure -- which was subsequently added to two other images of M33 to bring up the spiral galaxy's colors. At the end, the meteor was gone in a second, but the galaxy will last billions of years. Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)

Photo by Aman Chokshi

The ancient river,
flooding across its span,
the river older than
a Native man.

Deep within the alluvial plain,
waters surged, eroding soil.
When the rivers course changed,
a new channel from Natures toil.