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Don't worry my love,
it is just me.
Remembering our life
as it use to be.
To meet with our friends
and our whole family,
to go out to dinner
and celebrate with thee.

Is this writing craft
the skill made for me
or am I just pretending
I know I am a wanna be?

A young boy, shy and forlorn,
quiet since the day he was born.
His only shoes were quite scuffed,
clothing was clean but tattered and torn.
He played with others
when ever he could,
but most of the time was by himself,
behind the house, deep in the Wood.
This shy, retiring , bashful guy
would get anxious and
sometime he would cry,
for someone to help him.
To tell him "this is your day."
Play when you want and
do whatever you say,
but treat all people as a friend
and if you do that for life
it will be real and not "Let's pretend."

A poetic license is what is said,
when words wanted, aren't in your head.
So, let's get past all this now,
if I explain it to you; somehow,
using words of no rhyming;
using words of no pattern or sound,
clarify to the reader with confusion profound.
So pick up the pen and write away
a poetic writer you are on this day.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

How close will Jupiter and Saturn be at their Great Conjunction? Consider this beautiful triple conjunction of Moon, Jupiter and Saturn captured through clouds in the wintry twilight. The telephoto view looks toward the western horizon and the Alborz Mountains in Iran after sunset on December 17. The celestial gathering makes it easy to see Jupiter and fainter Saturn are separated on that date by roughly the diameter of the waxing crescent Moon. On the day of their Great Conjunction, solstice day December 21, Jupiter and Saturn may seem to nearly merge though. In their closest conjunction in 400 years they will be separated on the sky by only about 1/5 the apparent diameter of the Moon. By then the two largest worlds in the Solar System and their moons will be sharing the same field of view in telescopes around planet Earth.

Photo by Alireza Vafa

The love I feel,
when you're close to me,
I cannot describe
for I only see,
the person I married.
It's you. It is thee,
as life moves on
during this time of misery.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

When the shadow of the Moon raced across planet Earth's southern hemisphere on December 14, sky watchers along the shadow's dark central path were treated to the only total solar eclipse of 2020. During the New Moon's shadow play this glistening diamond ring was seen for a moment, even in cloudy skies. Known as the diamond ring effect, the transient spectacle actually happens twice. Just before and immediately after totality, a thin sliver of solar disk visible behind the Moon's edge creates the appearance of a shiny jewel set in a dark ring. This dramatic snapshot from the path of totality in northern Patagonia, Argentina captures this eclipse's second diamond ring, along with striking solar prominences lofted beyond the edge of the Moon's silhouette.

Photo by Mariano Ribas

This vegetarian version, while not the same as a traditional Bolognese, provides every bit as much flavor and texture as the meat version. Serve it over spaghetti, fettuccini, linguine, or pappardelle noodles. Click the image below to read Sally Vargas' recipe  at Simply Recipes

Many of the words, unused before,
lay as castoffs on my writing room floor.
Wrinkled, dried as leaves from a tree,
waiting, still waiting to be used by me.
Words forgotten, well past their age,
can be returned to life; to a page
in a notebook, a paper, using a pen,
to be written for the reader again.

The long goodbye, into the night,
should have been happy and bright.
A life's journey, ending this way
with sadness and loss every day.

Quit dragging your blanket,
the words came to me,
for you are her rock;
it's what it must be.

I'll try again, yes I will,
for hearing her bright laughter
always gives me a thrill.

The plane traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at the controls, lying prone on the lower wing with his hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright ran alongside to balance the plane, and just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing in the photo. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. This was considered "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air, powered flight"

The Wright brothers’ flight on December 17, 1903 remains one of the most important moments in aviation history. Explore what happened on this day in history by browsing other events from December 17, or view the full historical record of the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight and its lasting impact on human travel.