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I wish the World
could be fun today,
instead of the ugliness,
when people hurtfully say.

It's good to see you,
from whence you come,
for you bring brightness,
you bring the Sun.

Life can be mundane,
in this place, not a home.
I enjoy your visits with Ellie,
they make me feel less alone.

"This year's  Halloween spending by American shoppers is expected to break a new record. A National Retail Federation survey estimated that an average shopper would spend $108 on candy, costumes and decorations". About 12.2 billion dollars More at The National Retail Federation ➜

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Halloween's origin is ancient and astronomical. Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day, a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). With a modern calendar however, even though Halloween occurs today, the real cross-quarter day will occur next week. Another cross-quarter day is Groundhog Day. Halloween's modern celebration retains historic roots in dressing to scare away the spirits of the dead. Perhaps a fitting tribute to this ancient holiday is this closeup view of the Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380). Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional ancient sorcerer. Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being conjured from the gas by the great gravitational powers may outlive our Sun.

Photo by Richard McInnis

Are you brave,
or a coward like me,
who is reluctant to let go,
for I need her with me.

I sit and wonder,
just where you are.
Are your memories,
forgotten and no more?

I worry now,
more than before.
It makes me love you,
more and more.

To each his own,
the order of things,
no matter what
our life will bring.

Face every day,
with a happy smile.
You will be happy,
for a long while.

Too much information,
you'll need to bring,
will be your happiness
and you'll start to sing.

Write of tomorrow
and what life may bring.
Think about others,
make your memories sing.

Life is quite fleeting,
in the Cosmos we know.
Prepare for tomorrow,
get on with the show.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Do any shapes seem to jump out at you from this interstellar field of stars and dust? The jeweled expanse, filled with faint, starlight-reflecting clouds, drifts through the night in the royal constellation of Cepheus. Far from your own neighborhood on planet Earth, these ghostly apparitions lurk along the plane of the Milky Way at the edge of the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud complex some 1,200 light-years away. Over two light-years across and brighter than the other spooky chimeras, VdB 141 or Sh2-136 is also known as the Ghost Nebula, seen toward the bottom of the featured image. Within the reflection nebula are the telltale signs of dense cores collapsing in the early stages of star formation. Tour the Universe: Random APOD Generator

Photo by Bogdan Jarzyna