Slivered thumbnail moon
blowing smoke ring clouds
into an astronomical Stargate
Come fly with me
through a fantastical wormhole
of the imagination
Stargate
Category Archives: Celestial
Stone
Neowise
In the soft early hours of the whippoorwill
The gleam of Earth’s temporary guest
Winds through our solar system
Its furtive tail rising above the tree tops
Hazy at first but growing more luminous by the minute
A race against the very sun that gives it measure
Your awe inspiring journey to places only imagined
Now the making of a magical morning for this earthling
And as you fade into the dayspring I bid farewell
-See you again in 6800 years
Ball of dust and ice
Hurtling through space and time
Another comet tale
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #239: Winding and the Thesaurus Game Challenge: Clandestinely
Heaven
No more dances
Around the sun
She is now
Back to stardust
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #185: Heavens
Solstice
Enveloped stillness
As constellations glitter
Velvet solstice night
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #167: Stillness
Contemplation
My contemplation
Of all life’s impermanence
Stars subtle decay
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #160: Contemplation and Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem #1537 Decay
Firelight
Snuggled in sleeping bags
Under a starry canopy
We whisper sweet nothings
While the campfire wanes
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge # 152: Fire
Epic
Blood
Red moon
Battles with Mars
This century’s longest, epic
Eclipse
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #149: Epic
Spark
A crackle in the stillness
Of a hot humid night
That spark of beauty
Illuminating the darkness
A billion grains of sand
Against a billion stars
Spellbinding in its power
Both creator and executioner
A not so quiet reminder
That the universe is bigger
Than even sentient beings can grasp
And any sense of control
Is but an illusion
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #143: Big
Goodnight Kiss
Tucked into the horizon
Blankets of vertical clouds
Steal a goodnight kiss
I fade to black
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #139: Vertical and The Weekly Photo Challenge: Place in the World
