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How much anguish,
will it take?
How much crying,
will it take?
How many broken hearts,
will it take,
before this emotional issue,
will break?

Light and shadow,
an awkward pair,
if used at night,
becoming unaware.

I have lost her,
It's what I fear.
She is quieter,
when I'm near.

The Phoenix rose,
from ashes cold,
after self-destructing,
as Fables told.

Resurrection, anew of
a life consumed by fire,
in a self-built
funeral pyre.

Once again, he lives,
to help those in need.
An act of love,
or a fulfilled deed?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Along a narrow path that mostly avoided landfall, the shadow of the New Moon raced across planet Earth's southern hemisphere on April 20 to create a rare annular-total or hybrid solar eclipse. From the Indian Ocean off the coast of western Australia, ship-borne eclipse chasers were able to witness 62 seconds of totality though while anchored near the centerline of the total eclipse track. This ship-borne image of the eclipse captures the active Sun's magnificent outer atmosphere or solar corona streaming into space. A composite of 11 exposures ranging from 1/2000 to 1/2 second, it records an extended range of brightness to follow details of the corona not quite visible to the eye during the total eclipse phase. Of course eclipses tend to come in pairs. On May 5, the next Full Moon will just miss the dark inner part of Earth's shadow in a penumbral lunar eclipse. Total Solar Eclipse of 2023 April Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD

My mind is blocked,
confusion does reign,
when I no longer,
can feel the pain.

The pain of losing,
someone, so dear,
as I see her own
memories disappear.

When life is over,
time has done its dance,
is there another chapter,
another chance.?

It depends, upon,
your point of view.
Good happens to others,
good can happen to you.

A jumbled mess
of words appear.
I desire clarity,
I see a smear.

A smear of color,
from inside.
I'm now confused,
both far and wide.

I sat with my wife, today.
Emotions, out in the open.
I couldn't control my eyes,
as they wept,
leaking tears,
pouring down
my cheeks.
I blamed it on hay fever.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Alpha Camelopardalis has produced this graceful arcing bow wave or bow shock. The massive supergiant star moves at over 60 kilometers per second through space, compressing the interstellar material in its path. At the center of this nearly 6 degree wide view, Alpha Cam is about 25-30 times as massive as the Sun, 5 times hotter (30,000 kelvins), and over 500,000 times brighter. About 4,000 light-years away in the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis, the star also produces a strong stellar wind. Alpha Cam's bow shock stands off about 10 light-years from the star itself. What set this star in motion? Astronomers have long thought that Alpha Cam was flung out of a nearby cluster of young hot stars due to gravitational interactions with other cluster members or perhaps by the supernova explosion of a massive companion star.