I Need You Now
• 05/05/22 at 01:03PM •I need you now,
more than before.
I listen to you
while you implore,
to take you home,
where I'd like to be,
there on the morrow,
here is best for thee.
I need you now,
more than before.
I listen to you
while you implore,
to take you home,
where I'd like to be,
there on the morrow,
here is best for thee.
Far away
across the sea,
I ran away
to let you be,
the best there is
from far and wide,
to provide a kiss,
when you decide.
I saw a shadow,
in the hall it did appear,
it's when I realized,
that Death was near.
When words become weapons
and hurtful to you,
strengthen your resolve,
it's what you must do.
Don't rely on others,
who aren't loyal and true,
for the outcome in life
is a dependent on you.
You control your destiny,
have loyal friends, a few,
believing the good things,
know and trust you.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:
Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth's sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It's hard to overlook in this colorful cosmic portrait though. Spanning some 50,000 light-years the galaxy sports characteristic patchy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust, pink star forming regions, and clusters of young, blue stars. This deep image also finds NGC 3521 embedded in fainter, gigantic, bubble-like shells. The shells are likely tidal debris, streams of stars torn from satellite galaxies that have undergone mergers with NGC 3521 in the distant past.
Photo by Mark Hanson
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Flowers abloom,
they're everywhere
and when I sneeze,
pollens in the air.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:
The early morning planet parade continues. Visible the world over, the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn have been lining up in the pre-dawn sky since mid-April. In the featured image taken last month, these planets were captured over the Step Pyramid of Djoser, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the Saqqara necropolis of Egypt, the pyramid was constructed in the 27th century BC and is one of the oldest pyramids known. The two-image composite includes a foreground image taken during evening blue hour, and a background image captured from the same location the following morning. The morning planet line-up is slowly changing. At the end of last month, planets Jupiter and Venus switched places, while at the end of this month, Jupiter and Mars will switch after passing within one-degree of each other. Of course, this picturesque planetary angular alignment is a coincidence, as all of these worlds continue to orbit the Sun as they have for billions of years, well before even the ancient Pyramid of Djoser was built. Notable Submissions to APOD: Morning Planet Parade 2022
Photo by Osama Fatehi
My wife, who has Dementia and I,
have been married many years.
We have two children who are
Now in their 50's.
Having a conversation with her,
And she turns to me and asks
A question, I hadn't heard before.
"Do you have any children?"
My wife was admitted to a Memory
Care Facility on January 3rd 2022.
These last several months have been
Difficult. More for me because she doesn't
Remember. This time will pass. I feel
Blessed that she can still talk to me.
Dementia and Alzheimers is an insidious
Disease.
I write to help myself to cope with the
Emotional baggage which is included for all
Caregivers out there. You are not alone.
Bless you all.
Day was done,
A setting Sun.
Darkness here,
And yet.
Somethings missing.
Where is
The Moon?
Is it,
At play,
Hidden by Clouds?
You tell me you love me.
I know it is true,
For knowing you,
Is the best thing I do.
The wind in the Willows
plays new melodies,
while branches rub others,
the sound puts me at ease.