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The Stars Look Different
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Is it me, or do the stars look different
on cold crisp nights
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I live on the coast of Maine,
and there are not a lot of city lights
to ruin the past time of star gazing.3
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I grew up in the Midwest,
in small towns with few lights.
In the evening we could lay
out on the grass or look
from our bedroom windows
and see the stars and wonder
how far they were away,
was there life on them.
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There was not a hint of space
travel that was to come
so our minds did the
traveling and decided how
it would look if we …
in our fantasy and visions
from comics, books and movies…
could possibly get to live
amongst the stars and
look back at earth.
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Two years a go this week
I had cataract surgery…
and for sure the stars look
different to me…
I could never understand,
even before the surgery,
back in the day,
how people could see the
different constellations
and identify them.
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I never tire of looking upward
as I walk to my car
or sit on my back deck,
in the summer when the sky
is clear
and on cold brisk nights…
like tonite…
the sky seemed darker
to me.
Sigh.
I’m sure it’s just my imagination.
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Do the stars look different?
You betcha.
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Third Class Travel. Another Author Tuesday ~ Writing Challenge One. Prompt: Photo. November 23, 2011
I apologize for the blip in my attempt at sending
this blog. I am technically challenged on the best
of days…obviously more challenged today !
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From prompt site...people are hanging literally from the side of the train. I can't imagine being in a situation like this but I did my best to imagine the plight of these people as I get set to celebrate the American Thanksgiving... I have much to be thankful for.
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Third class travel stinks
literally odors bad
no space no caring
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Third class travel stinks
figuratively no choice
only way than walk
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Mass humanity crowds
all suffer same lot in life
Third class travel stinks.
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http://becomingprince.blogspot.com/2011/11/tuesday-writing-challenge-one.html
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