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In thinking about the lost sweetness of
my beloved. I share this with you.

Go find the folly in the World.
Mark everyday as a reference,
before long you will
see you built a fence.

She wore a tattered shirt,
untucked, outside her jeans,
with her scuffed boots, size 8,
she was a vision of casual attire.

Her smile, someone once said,
would light up a dark room.
Ah, the memories of those days,
lingers and will be with me forever.

What part of Nature allows some of
our fellow travelers to take on the
personification of beauty, which was,
coupled with an enticing personality?

I will never know. I was left with these,
memories which will remain with me,
until the sky is no longer blue and
the Sun stops warming my life's blood.

Memories existing in the mind,
are born in the heart of those we love.
With that in mind, I share with you,
memories of the past, in my heart today.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

A popular name for January's full moon in the northern hemisphere is the Full Wolf Moon. As the new year's first full moon, it rises over Las Campanas Observatory in this dramatic Earth-and-moonscape. Peering from the foreground like astronomical eyes are the observatory's twin 6.5 meter diameter Magellan telescopes. The snapshot was captured with telephoto lens across rugged terrain in the Chilean Atacama Desert, taken at a distance of about 9 miles from the observatory and about 240,000 miles from the lunar surface. Of course the first full moon of the lunar new year, known to some as the Full Snow Moon, will rise on February 24.

Photo by Yuri Beletsky

In the deepest jungle of Africa,
in the wildest landscape,
a creature, known throughout the region,
as the Amazing, Lovable, Ape.

This lovable creature was a friend,
to other residents of the Jungle, green.
It was apparent if he was your friend,
he never would turn mean.

Long days passed by
and the Amazing Ape, wanted to believe,
in others, but was disappointed with
politicians and decided he would leave.

I will roam the World, forever,
from sea to a faraway shore.
I'll soar to heaven on gossamer wings,
for the one I still adore.

If I cannot find her,
I will explore some place more,
to arrive safely and then,
knock on Heavens Door.

I am in a confused state,
will you help me,
find what's missing,
so, I can retain my sanity.

"It will be fun," he said.
"Really? said I.
Another Marathon,
I thought I would die.

So run we did,
down Portland Oregon, way.
Weather was great,
another wonderful running day.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

silon Tauri lies 146 light-years away. A K-type red giant star, epsilon Tau is cooler than the Sun, but with about 13 times the solar radius it has nearly 100 times the solar luminosity. A member of the Hyades open star cluster the giant star is known by the proper name Ain, and along with brighter giant star Aldebaran, forms the eyes of Taurus the Bull. Surrounded by dusty, dark clouds in Taurus, epsilon Tau is also known to have a planet. Discovered by radial velocity measurements in 2006, Epsilon Tauri b is a gas giant planet larger than Jupiter with an orbital period of 1.6 years. And though the exoplanet can't be seen directly, on a dark night its parent star epsilon Tauri is easily visible to the unaided eye.

Photo by Reg Pratt

Wind in the Willows,
shaking limbs of trees,
a freshet burst of wind,
a very strong breeze.

Soon Spring will come.
A time to sip the wine,
enjoying Nature's beauty,
the beautiful Columbine.