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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Want to see a rainbow smile? Look near the zenith (straight up) when the sun is low in the sky and you might. This example of an ice halo known as a circumzenithal arc was captured above a palm tree top from Ragusa, Sicily on February 24. The vividly colorful arcs are often called smiling rainbows because of their upside down curvature and colors. For circumzenithal arcs the zenith is at the center and red is on the outside, compared to rainbows whose arcs bend toward the horizon after a downpour. True rainbows are formed by water droplets refracting the sunlight to produce a spectrum of colors, though. Circumzenithal arcs are the product of refraction and reflection in flat hexagonal ice crystals, like the ice crystals that create sundogs, formed in high thin clouds.

Photo by Marcella Giulia Pace

She is lost
in a World,
she does not know.
Memories are piqued,
by pictures seen
of happier times,
of long ago.
Conversations consist
of questions,
asked of me.
"Why can't you
stay with me here?"
Looking at pictures
of our two boys is
an enigma, to she,
knowing not
their names.
A sadness exists,
it shouldn't be,
for this is
her life, living
with sans memories.

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How do you love,
without being a fool?
To tell the truth
about the feelings you have,
before it's too late.
By not embarrassing you,
would be the first step.
I apologize in advance,
if it's what I do.
I have a great respect,
which will always live on,
after the Sun stops shining
and we await the new dawn.

The end of a life
is drawing near,
waiting for Death,
to next appear.
The thought of Death,
scares me not, see,
as long as you,
keep a memory of me,
in your heart, where
I hope it to be.

A dog,
a cat,
a Crow
in a
used box,
purposely lined
with socks.
A cozy
place for
all three,
to live
together now
in harmony.

Tell me the truth now,
don't exacerbate,
no more of your lies,
no more spewing your hate.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with some 200 other globular star clusters. The second brightest globular cluster (after Omega Centauri) as seen from planet Earth, 47 Tuc lies about 13,000 light-years away. It can be spotted with the naked-eye close on the sky to the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of the Toucan. The dense cluster is made up of hundreds of thousands of stars in a volume only about 120 light-years across. Red giant stars on the outskirts of the cluster are easy to pick out as yellowish stars in this sharp telescopic portrait. Tightly packed globular cluster 47 Tuc is also home to a star with the closest known orbit around a black hole.

Photo by Bernard Miller

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The World cries,
about Ukranian plight,
as freedom dies,
and civilians take flight.

Write to paper,
all the words, I must,
before my mind,
fills with mental dust.

I now live to write,
about subjects I choose,
as I write about thoughts,
I do not wish to lose.

Please bear with me,
on this grey day,
while senility is starting
to find places to stay.
I must write, words true,
doing it for all,
but mostly for you.

What happens to life,
when your brain
starts to rust,
while your memories
become nothing but dust.
Having not the answer,
with a reply to you.
I will always try
doing what I do,
loving your sweet image
and always be true,
with my heart,
which belongs to you.