History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim (a true story) It was just an ordinary chondritefragment the experts saidbut it landed on Ann Hodgesnearly knocking her dead Celestial body 1685 Torowas traveling outward from the sunwhen a meteorite broke awayputting citizens on the run Breaking into three pieceswhen entering Earth’s atmospherethe largest fragment wasthe size of a […]
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Speak Up When You’re Bloody Well Right Abused by wanton disregardDon’t go slow, don’t let down your guardJaded views versus honed beliefsTry hard to preserve your motifsAvoid souls obviously marred Choosing words wisely in your fightShouting loudly with all your mightDo not hold back, let your words flyYour voice resonates in the skySpeak up when
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Sunset Blue Until three days ago I never saw a sunset blue it wasn’t a bad omen quite the opposite is true A handsome young manwas the center of attentionit was graduation daya fact I probably should mention Celebration was in ordercommencing a new life phasecollege life now behind himsun setting on those days The
Air Pollution and the Milky Way (the history of air pollution) The first pictures arrived from Mars today Our beautiful Milky Way galaxy was on full display I’m telling you now, for whatever it’s worth We once had that precious view right here on Earth Our once pristine sky was our window to the universe
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Vanquished Hope ‘tis foolish to think hope doth lives tangible evidence in the trees man keeps taking but never gives forces the forest to its knees balloons released never returned escaped love disappears forever important lessons never learned nourished souls forthcoming never all hope is vanquished despair the new rule shout out in anguish hope
The Tall Ship Navigator “Maps and tide tables surrounding me As I chart our course, crossing the sea Captain says we sail at high tide He trusts in me to be the ship’s guide Our dawn departure should unfold fine Assuming the rowdy crew undocks on time “Three months captive here on dry land Soon
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The Men Who Saved The World His name was Nikolai Vavilov Perhaps you’ve never heard of Before the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds required protection from assault Germany invaded Leningrad, 1941 Protecting seeds became job one Refusing to eat seeds, men starved instead So all of humanity could be fed —— Image: Seeds at the
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Just a Dave Mason Song I thought you would spend your life with me But here we go again, it seems we just disagree It feels like we are alone together, a feeling quite bereft Even when you’re not here, it’s like you never left Only you know and I know how much we did
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The Guardian of Time (with audio) At the end of the road At the end of the world There’s a place unknown to most of mankind Where the land falls away Becoming one with Earth’s core Stands the house of the Guardian of Time Outside of his houseIs the water wheel of timeCounting months and
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Cherohala Skyway (a haibun) Destination: Cherohala Skyway. Our morning instructions state it quite clearly. We are to “1) Go to Tellico Plains, Tennessee, find the entrance to the Cherohala Skyway” and then “2) Drive to Robbinsville, North Carolina.” It’s the second day of the Moonshine Mille 2021, a 2-day 1,000-mile road rally that is taking
