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The life we wanted,
has rushed away.
A slow goodbye,
day after day.

I will leave,
there is no tomorrow,
all is sadness,
mostly all sorrow.

Does it matter,
anymore?
No one is counting,
no keeping score.

After the night,
comes the dawn.
My life has become,
one, huge yawn.

Should I be sorry,
or just be sad?
Better be a Boy Scout,
that would be rad.

Words are flowing,
as if my bank broke,
so, scribble I will,
it's not a joke.

Do you now know?
Can you understand,
I'm no longer strong,
but still hear the band.

Find a flaw,
in the words, I write.
Tell me, please,
are the words too trite?

I sit and wait,
with osmolality.
Is it wrong to
have a personality?

Here we go,
one more time
with feelings,
love sublime.

Tell me true,
say it today.
If you don't,
I may go away.

My love for you,
is strong with feeling.
Not having your memories,
has my mind reeling.

Forget me now,
would be best
for you.
It's not a test.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Yes, but have you ever seen a sunrise like this? Here, after initial cloudiness, the Sun appeared to rise in two pieces and during a partial eclipse in 2019, causing the photographer to describe it as the most stunning sunrise of his life. The dark circle near the top of the atmospherically-reddened Sun is the Moon -- but so is the dark peak just below it. This is because along the way, the Earth's atmosphere had a layer of unusually warm air over the sea which acted like a gigantic lens and created a second image. For a normal sunrise or sunset, this rare phenomenon of atmospheric optics is known as the Etruscan vase effect. The featured picture was captured in December 2019 from Al Wakrah, Qatar. Some observers in a narrow band of Earth to the east were able to see a full annular solar eclipse -- where the Moon appears completely surrounded by the background Sun in a ring of fire. The next solar eclipse, also an annular eclipse for well-placed observers, will occur this coming Saturday. APOD editor to speak: in Houghton, Michigan on Thursday, October 12 at 6 pm

Photo by Elias Chasiotis

We can be many things,
in this life of ours.
Pick something worthwhile,
not measured in hours.

Do you remember,
when we first met?
We were both young,
my ears were still wet.

Now, here we are,
after so many years
and our well-being,
is full of cheers.

Why do you resist,
help from your friend,
when you probably know,
it's a means to the end?

Swarming clouds of memories,
passing through my mind.
Why do these thoughts
persist in this time?

Words confused or incomplete,
as they often do,
when I think about our life,
and my thoughts are about you.

Being old
and a fool,
may have its
advantages.

You can speak,
for no matter what you say,
they laugh, shaking their head
and walk away.