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I stare through
the broken glass,
of a misplaced,
windowpane
wondering how
I arrived in
this place of pain.

What happens now,
when the life you've lived,
has left, gone away?
No more memories,
no more scenes
of drama and anger,
when your dreams go away,

The roar of an engine,
sound of an exhaust,
we will go racing,
no matter the cost.

Raged the wind fiercely,
across the broad plain,
through canyons and chasms
and a downpour of rain.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, O'er volumes of astronomy and forgotten lore, I stumbled upon this snapshot, cosmic and eerie, A sight that filled my heart with awe and more. Two stars, like sentinels, anchored the foreground, Of our Milky Way galaxy, a sight to behold, Beyond them, a cluster of Hydra, galaxies abound, 100 million light-years away, a story to be told. Three large galaxies, ellipticals and a spiral blue, Dominant and grand, each 150,000 light-years wide, But it was the overlapping pair that caught my view, Cataloged as NGC 3314, a sight I cannot hide. Abell 1060, the Hydra galaxy cluster's name, One of three large galaxy clusters close to our Milky Way, A universe bound by gravity, a celestial game, Where clusters align over larger scales, I cannot sway. At a distance of 100 million light-years, this snapshot's size, 1.3 million light-years across, a cosmic delight, A momentary glimpse into the universe's guise, But even this shall fade, and be nevermore in sight.

Photo by Marco Lorenzi

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

This unusual sky was both familiar and unfamiliar. The photographer's mission was to capture the arch of the familiar central band of our Milky Way Galaxy over a picturesque medieval manor. The surprise was that on this January evening, the foreground sky was found glowing in a beautiful but unfamiliar manner. The striped bands are called airglow and they result from air high in Earth's atmosphere being excited by the Sun's light and emitting a faint light of its own. The bands cross the entire sky -- their curved appearance is due to the extremely wide angle of the camera lens. In the foreground lies Château de Losse in southwest France. Other familiar sky delights dot the distant background including the bright white star Sirius, the orange planet Mars, the blue Pleiades star cluster, the red California Nebula, and, on the far right, the extended Andromeda Galaxy. The initial mission was also successful: across the top of the frame is the arching band of our Milky Way. What if: ChatGPT rewrote this text in the style of Shakespeare, Carl Sagan, or Scotty from Star Trek?

Photo by Julien Looten

Cast not stones
or words, sharp.
No matter what
Life is too short.

Stop picking on those,
different, than you.
Uniformity is not desired,
unless you are in the military.

Free thinking,
fresh ideas,
matter more now,
than ever.

Bored?
Write down,
your thoughts,
put them on paper.

I wish I had
a grid of power,
then I would make sure,
the waters hot, to shower,

When the infrastructure fails,
leaving only room for sorrow.
What do we do when
there is no tomorrow?

"A long, cool woman
in a black dress."
A standard of music,
basic uniform for woman?
Black not an exciting color,
but when worn, by a woman,
it makes my heart race,
even at this late stage,
in life. Not dead, yet.

When I start to write,
in this way, it means my
mind is dry, or empty,
and not producing any
notable words.
Thank you for your patience
and understanding.

What kind of person,
hears his wife's pleas
to be with him,
and walks away.

To take away,
what little desire
she has, borders
on criminality

and yet, here I am,
as she asks me to stay.
Pleading to go with me,
every day.

Photo credit: Inès d'Anselme on Unsplash