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A misty spray.
A plethora of hurt,
at evening tide,
in the sandy dirt.

Feeling raw, sore
as can be.
Why in the World,
does she argue with me?

She gets mad and
her searing is free.
She'll forget in a minute.
while it still stays with me.

Black was the depth
of his aged soul.
No rightness to see,
in his life as a whole.
Why is the anger,
inside of he?
Can you not live life
and let things be?

I have noticed, of late,
when I walk,
I'm not walking straight.
A small loss of balance,
but no dizziness there.
No vertigo or St Vitus Dance,
I wobble like a crooked wheel,
walking with small steps,
as a doddering old fool.
There isn't any pain,
at least nothing I feel
Perhaps this new two step
is a version of a Virginia Reel.

I met a friend
for coffee, a social date.
She arrived early
and I was just late.

We hadn't met for awhile
and it was great,
to see her fresh smile.
I will now relate.

We have been friends
for many long years.
She listens to me,
while I talk of my fears.

How do you explain,
your feelings to she,
for all of the support
she has given to me?

Torn is the night,
a dark shredded screen,
lost is a love,
somewhere between.
No longer a choice;
Do not have to choose,
no matter the decision,
someone will lose.

Are there words
you see, when you pray?
Words of salvation,
awaiting our judgement day?
Those words, rich with fruition,
promising the Lord's love,
with total absolution.

I am saddened,
beyond despair.
You no longer
have your memory.
Your chatter of words,
of random thoughts,
questions repeated,
over and over again.
No correlation of when
events have occurred.
Wandering of thoughts,
bordering on being absurd.

Give me some help.
Give me a chance,
to rekindle,
my oldest romance.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

What's going on behind that mountain? Quite a bit. First of all, the mountain itself, named Kirkjufell, is quite old and located in western Iceland near the town of Grundarfjörður. In front of the steeply-sloped structure lies a fjord that had just begun to freeze when the above image was taken -- in mid-December of 2012. Although quite faint to the unaided eye, the beautiful colors of background aurorae became quite apparent on the 25-second exposure. What makes this image of particular note, though, is that it also captures streaks from the Geminids meteor shower -- meteors that might not have been evident were the aurora much brighter. Far in the distance, on the left, is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy, while stars from our local part of the Milky Way appear spread across the background. Tonight the Geminids meteor shower peaks again and may well provide sky enthusiasts with their own memorable visual experiences.

Photo by James Boardman-Woodend Annotation: Judy Schmidt

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Comet Leonard is now visible to the unaided eye -- but just barely. Passing nearest to the Earth today, the comet is best seen this week soon after sunset, toward the west, low on the horizon. Currently best visible in the north, by late December the comet will best be seen from south of Earth's equator. The featured image of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was taken a week ago from California, USA. The deep exposure shows in great detail the comet's green gas coma and developing dust tail. The comet -- across our inner Solar System and only light-minutes away -- was captured passing nearly in front of globular star cluster M3. In contrast, M3 is about 35,000 light-years away. In a week, Comet Leonard will pass unusually close to Venus, but will continue on and be at its closest to the Sun in early January.

Photo by Dan Bartlett

I see the vision
locked in your eyes,
of awe and excitement,
when you are surprised.
Along the deep water,
I hear Nature's sighs.
It is then I notice
the lost love in your eyes.
Perhaps, if I can pretend,
I will see you once more,
You'll still be my friend.

A windmill to joust with
during a chaotic chase,
are the stories of Legends,
who crossed time and space.
Imaginations would soar
for this was the place,
where the Spirits before us
made their final embrace.