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Alone am I,
sitting in my room.
An unhappy place,
sadness and gloom.

Out to the Courtyard,
bathed in Sun,
with little shade,
it's a lot of fun.

Purchased some plants,
to brighten the Courtyard.
Now filling the pots,
with soil and plants. Not bad.

For all the joys, you are.
For all the love you bring,
my soul burns brightly
of your virtues, I'll sing.

Alone is the traveler,
lonely is the star,
he follows,
to find where you are.

Following his heart,
over many byways,
into the wild terrain,
on life's highways.

His journey continues,
by plane, train or car,
until the end,
finding where you are.

Be quiet now,
your fickle heart,
sharing your love
with another soul.

You must decide,
who to choose
or you may,
your love, lose.

White, rushing water,
over moss covered stones.
Hurrying, pushing into
downhill, narrowed,
moss covered walls,
under fallen trees,
into a pool
of calming, flat,
mirrored water.

Over before it started.
Waves, crashing the shore.
Salty spray fills the air.
I love the smell of the sea,
and the echoing calls of the gulls.
I need more.

Gray Sand Turtle -  Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, United States - Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie.

Gary Bendig on Unsplash

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Jupiter's moons circle Jupiter. The featured video depicts Europa and Io, two of Jupiter's largest moons, crossing in front of the grand planet's Great Red Spot, the largest known storm system in our Solar System. The video was composed from images taken by the robotic Cassini spacecraft as it passed Jupiter in 2000, on its way to Saturn. The two moons visible are volcanic Io, in the distance, and icy Europa. In the time-lapse video, Europa appears to overtake Io, which is odd because Io is closer to Jupiter and moves faster. The explanation is that the motion of the fast Cassini spacecraft changes the camera location significantly during imaging. Jupiter is currently being visited by NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft, while ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), launched in April, is enroute.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

What’s that near the Moon? It’s the International Space Station (ISS). Although the ISS may appear to be physically near the Moon, it is not — it is physically near the Earth. In low Earth orbit and circulating around our big blue marble about every 90 minutes, the ISS was captured photographically as it crossed nearly in front of the Moon. The Moon, itself in a month-long orbit around the Earth, shows a crescent phase as only a curving sliver of its Sun-illuminated half is visible from the Earth. The featured image was taken in late March from Shanghai, China and shows not only details of Earth's largest human-made satellite, but details of the cratered and barren surface of Earth's largest natural satellite. Over the next few years, humanity is planning to send more people and machines to the Moon than ever before.

Photo by Tianyao Yang

Roses and kings,
from long ago,
bring back memories,
of what I know.

Memories are such
as I think, it's serious.
for the old thoughts now
are scraps for the curious.

Thoughts which I had,
about the life we lead,
and find ourselves in,
with our memories dead.

Sitting here,
engulfed in emotions.
"I want to go home",
she says to me,
over and over again,
as we watch, Crocodile Dundee.
No involvement in the movie,
no recognition of anything
noteworthy. My wife was
a very intelligent person, but
can no longer connect to reality.
She asked me this afternoon,
"Who are you?" I told her I
was her husband. Her response was,
"No Way." Minutes later she is saying,
she loves me and wants to be with me.