Lying down ‘neath the stars
All around…God’s race cars!
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| Writing Prompt |
An essence poem is a short, structured form of two-lines, six syllables each with an end rhyme and an internal rhyme.
For example:
Orion studs the sky
as tulip buds grow high
-Jan Turner |
Author Notes
** November's wonderful Leonid meteor shower is active from about NOVEMBER 6TH thru 30TH each year. The peak is expected in 2019 on the night of November 17 (morning of November 18). The shower happens as our world crosses the orbital path of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Like many comets, Tempel-Tuttle litters its orbit with bits of debris. It's when this cometary debris enters Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes that we see the Leonid meteor shower. In 2019, a waning gibbous moon will light up the sky during the shower's peak. In a dark sky, absent of moonlight, you can see up to 10 to 15 meteors per hour at the peak. In 2019's moonlit sky? We can't predict, but some of the brighter meteors should be visible in moonlight. [earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials]
Jump in your car, drive to a deserted field away from the city, lay on top the car, and ENJOY!!
Image from Meteor Shower Tonight [meteorshowertonight.org]
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