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Hold back the water'
Shore up the dam,
for I am floundering.
I don't know where I am.

The World is a better place,
knowing where you are.
Being close behind me
or off on some faraway shore.

Would you ever, in your life,
think of who I am?
A lonely soul alone,
a solitary man.

I need someone
to help me understand,
and explain to me,
why I am a lonely man.

I realize I am not alone,
when there are others like me,
going through this time of grief,
My empathy is what they see.

The wind blew cold,
across the lake.
Lightly dressed, was I
how much cold could I take?

Wind blows hard,
taking the rain sideways.
Stinging my ears and face.
I will ask for warmer days.

Visiting my wife, in Memory Care.
She said, "You don't belong here."
In her next breath, she said,
"I love you" and began to cry.

How do I respond
to this statement?
Confusion reigns supreme
no matter when, no matter why.

Forlorn the feeling,
indifferent to me,
for no matter the thought,
I no longer can see.

I don't understand,
up to this day,
why the emotional needs,
were here, are gone away.

A quest remains
to secure the grail,
to hand search the land,
without travail.

Search the forest,
inspect the trees,
for someone's hiding,
apparently, with ease.

Outward it splayed,
as if a branch on a tree.
"My goodness," I said,
"it was pointing at me."

What could it be
to cause this alarm?
Was it intended to be good,
or would it bring harm?

Most warning signs,
which come in the night
are intimidating and
may cause you to take flight.

How often must we
or others prepare,
if we don't receive guidance,
when we should be aware?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Could there be a tornado inside another tornado? In general, no. OK, but could there be a tornado inside a wider dust devil? No again, for one reason because tornados comes down from the sky, but dust devils rise up from the ground. What is pictured is a landspout, an unusual type of tornado known to occur on the edge of a violent thunderstorm. The featured landspout was imaged and identified in Kansas, USA, in June 2019 by an experienced storm chaser. The real tornado is in the center, and the outer sheath was possibly created by large dust particles thrown out from the central tornado. So far, the only planet known to create tornados is Earth, although tornado-like activity has been found on the Sun and dust devils are common on Mars. Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator

Photo by Brad Hannon

In many cultures, striking up a conversation with a stranger is the norm, and could even lead to a budding friendship. But not for the Swedes....In Sweden, casual chattiness is seen as needless, since conversation is used for exchanging real, meaningful information. More at BBC ➜

Facing the wind, bravely,
a strong, little flower,
with stem vibrating,
hour after hour.

Though the wind blew,
gusting with power,
the stem became stronger,
hour after hour.

Forever the moment,
will live in my heart,
for now, I realize
we are living apart.

Will it ever by normal,
will it ever be fair,
to breaking up now,
when I'm full of despair?