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A reflection of time
so many years ago,
not much has changed,
that much I know.

Fell the rain,
from out the sky.
It was just in time,
my face was dry.

A fresh rain, in Spring
is refreshing,
as we see flowers a bloom,
and songbirds, sing.

Would that I could,
see you again.
You are my love,
you are my friend.

Friendship, can complicate,
our journey through life,
when love was given,
though you weren't my wife.

My wife is gone,
now 5 months ago.
I'm looking for companionship,
with no place to go.

No one is interested,
in someone my age.
This fact is a given,
please turn the page.

It's a small step,
into the pit of insanity.
Walk carefully to
save your humanity.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

What happens if you ascend this stairway to the Milky Way? Before answering that, let's understand the beautiful sky you will see. Most eye-catching is the grand arch of the Milky Way Galaxy, the band that is the central disk of our galaxy which is straight but distorted by the wide-angle nature of this composite image. Many stars well in front of the Milk Way will be visible, with the bright white star just below the stellar arch being Altair, and the bright blue star above it being Vega. The air glows green on the left, just above the yellow cloud deck. The featured image was taken last month on Portugal's Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Oh, and what happens after you reach the top of these stairs and admire the amazing sky is, quite probably, that you then descend down the stairs on the other side. Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)

Photo by Marcin Rosadziński

Was there a time,
when we could tell,
our life was sweet,
then went to Hell.

Of course, there was,
we talked this through,
and visited Dr. after Dr.
there was nothing they could do.

So, suffer you did
for 10 years,
a miserable life,
with many a tear.

When Fate moves,
within your life,
taking with it,
the Soul of your wife.

Our luck was great,
for fifty plus years,
when Fate stepped in,
bringing so many tears.

It's been 5 months,
since she went away.
My heart still aches,
for her, every day.

Do I feel fortunate?
Why yes, I do,
but 10 years of misery,
for her was very new.

I've fond memories,
that is true,
but living without her,
just won't do.

I need to do
something good,
for me, so it
is understood.

The travestry of man,
as we struggle with
living our lives for
each other, alone.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

It's back. The famous active region on the Sun that created auroras visible around the Earth earlier this month has survived its rotation around the far side of the Sun -- and returned. Yesterday, as it was beginning to reappear on the Earth-facing side, the region formerly labeled AR 3664 threw another major solar flare, again in the highest-energy X-class range. The featured video shows the emerging active region on the lower left, as it was captured by NASA's Earth-orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory yesterday in ultraviolet light. The video is a time-lapse of the entire Sun rotating over 24 hours. Watch the lower-left region carefully at about the 2-second mark to see the powerful flare burst out. The energetic particles from that flare and associated CME are not expected to directly impact the Earth and trigger impressive auroras, but scientists will keep a close watch on this unusually active region over the next two weeks, as it faces the Earth, to see what develops.

"While it’s not officially summer yet, the town is coming to life. The lilacs and apple trees are blooming over the forget-me-nots, and over them all is the bright blue sky of the coming summer. For me, though, the clearest sign of the change of seasons is that Buddy is back on the water, and sunrise photos like this are waiting for me on my phone when I get up many hours after he has headed out to haul."
Photo and text shared by Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American