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One more loss,
with little gain.
Return to sadness,
hard to explain.

To gain a friend,
who goes away,
is more complex,
than another day.

Time flies at this time.
More than normal,
which in of itself is
casual not formal.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Why would the shadow of a rocket's launch plume point toward the Moon? In early 2001 during a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, the Sun, Earth, Moon, and rocket were all properly aligned for this photogenic coincidence. First, for the space shuttle's plume to cast a long shadow, the time of day must be either near sunrise or sunset. Only then will the shadow be its longest and extend all the way to the horizon. Finally, during a Full Moon, the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the sky. Just after sunset, for example, the Sun is slightly below the horizon, and, in the other direction, the Moon is slightly above the horizon. Therefore, as Atlantis blasted off, just after sunset, its shadow projected away from the Sun toward the opposite horizon, where the Full Moon happened to be. Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator

It's over,
it's done.
I'll move along,
I'm toast. I'm one.

Let me be.
Leave me alone.
If I need you,
I will phone.

What is this attraction,
which follows me?
It's nothing important,
as I can't see.

I've been a widower,
for about 6 weeks.
I'm not ready, as
I do not seek,

a relationship now,
especially when the knell,
of a bell will put me
in relationship Hell.

There is a Vortex,
in my head.
Swirling thoughts,
trying to imbed,

into the chambers
of my mind.
Good or bad thoughts,
might I find,

If I search here
or there,
finding thoughts.
Hope I care.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

On January 18, 2024, during its 72nd flight in the thin Martian atmosphere, autonomous Mars Helicopter Ingenuity rose to an altitude of 12 meters (40 feet) and hovered for 4.5 seconds above the Red Planet. Ingenuity's 72nd landing was a rough one though. During descent it lost contact with the Perseverance rover about 1 meter above the Martian surface. Ingenuity was able to transmit this image after contact was re-established, showing the shadow of one of its rotor blades likely damaged during landing. And so, after wildly exceeding expectations during over 1,000 days of exploring Mars, the history-making Ingenuity has ended its flight operations. Nicknamed Ginny, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. Before launch, a small piece of material from the lower-left wing of the Wright Brothers Flyer 1, the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on planet Earth, was fixed to the underside of Ingenuity's solar panel.

Off to the market,
to buy a new horse.
What are you doing?
Buying a horse, of course.

What kind of horse,
are you wishing to buy?
I don't know but I
do want to try.

Do you want a gelding,
or a young mare?
I am unsure of the need,
is this "Buyer Beware?"

Of course, it is,
young master, mine.
why else would you ask,
for intervention divine?

Red were the roses,
she used to sell.
White was the color,
she wore so well.

Brown was the color,
of crypt, profound.
Green was the color,
of the grass covered ground.

Blue was the color,
of her beautiful eyes.
Black will be the color,
when she dies.

Crawling from the ground,
at night.
Staying there until dawns
early light.

Night crawlers, what
they are,
feeding at night, under moon
and star.