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Words tumble forth,
amidst droopy clouds.
What if words could speak,
on their own, out loud?

Cruel words can
cut to the bone.
No physical injury,
but mental damage done.

Write of things,
you know are true.
Bring words together,
they'll become one or two.

Of nightmares, clouds,
rainbows, things
and other dreams,
I will not share.

For starting today,
we'll describe or compare,
with other awareness,
about going nowhere.

Nowhere, is a
spot in my brain,
where everyone lives,
in a paradise of sane.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Did you see the full moon last month? During every month, on average, a full moon occurs in the skies over planet Earth. This is because the Moon takes a month to complete another orbit around our home planet, goes through all of its phases, and once again has its entire Earth-facing half lit by reflected sunlight. Many indigenous cultures give each full moon a name, and this past full moon's names include the Ice Moon, the Stay at Home Moon, and the Quiet Moon. Occurring in January on the modern western calendar, several cultures have also named the most recent full moon the Wolf Moon, in honor of the famous howling animal. Featured here above the Italian Alps mountains, this past Wolf Moon was captured in combined long and short exposure images. The image is striking because, to some, the surrounding clouds appear as a wolf's mouth ready to swallow the Wolf Moon, while others see the Moon as a wolf's eye.

Photo by Antoni Zegarski

Of fairy tales and puppy dog tails,
all lined up in a row. No matter
where or when, you will surely go.

Around the trees, over the hills,
until they see another lost soul,
who may look like you and me.
You will find another one to chase,
us to the sea.

A sea of sparkling
glass, blue as blue can be.
Beware the Ide's of March, for then,
you may well be, involved in crazy,
things similar to the day you met
me.

Stay you loose, my young friend,
because you may need to see, the land,
beyond the horizon, where all the love
is free.

My emotional mess.
Oh, what a pity,
for the speed of emotions,
are at maximum velocity.

Impossible, says
the voice in the room,
nothing moves that fast.
How about impending doom?

Mist to rain,
as I drive alone.
Overcast clouds,
set a dreary tone.

Of all the notes, I've read,
there are few I retain,
except for words Pirates say,
when on the bounding main.

Sailing the Seven Seas
and Oceans in between.
Exciting for a farm boy,
who barely was a teen.

Deceitful days,
Deceitful nights,
or other lies to tell,
before love takes flight.

What lies we say,
to the opposite sex,
before "I love you",
Plurimus unum, Rex.

Forlorn, she sat,
alone, with her memories,
recalling her lost love,
and the finalities.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Planetary nebulae like Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1 (HFG1) and Abell 6 in the constellation Cassiopeia are remnants from the last phase of a medium sized star like our Sun. In spite of their shapes, planetary nebulae have nothing in common with actual planets. Located in the bottom left part of the featured photo, HFG1 was created by the binary star system V664 Cas, which consists of a white dwarf star and a red giant star. Both stars orbit their center of mass over about half an Earth day. Traveling with the entire nebula at a speed about 300 times faster than the fastest train on Earth, V664 Cas generates a bluish arc shaped shock wave. The wave interacts most strongly with the surrounding interstellar medium in the areas where the arc is brightest. After roughly 10,000 years, planetary nebulae become invisible due to a lack of ultraviolet light being emitted by the stars that create them. Displaying beautiful shapes and structures, planetary nebulae are highly desired objects for astrophotographers.

Photo by Julien Cadena & Mickael Coulon; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)