Today with help
From the Man above
We celebrate 20 years
Of growing love
Aphorisms, poetry and prose from my take on everyday life. Some of it from my recently published book "Wit and Wisdom from the Wild and Wacky World of Simon Stargazer III", and part of it may appear in future books.
The Press of Time
The press of time
Is less than sublime
We hurry up and wait
Hoping to learn our fate
And yet we have to be here anyway
Being paid till the end of our day.
But perspective changes as the hours tick by
Dragging on slower when we want them to fly.
But if we really, really love what we do
The time flies too fast till were through.
A New Planet *
A new earth has been found
Traveling a far star around
This planet, half again as big,
‘Causes it’s star to dance a jig
With a temperature from 32 to 104
It could have flowing water and more.
But it is so many light years away
Astronaut explorers have no way
Even traveling at the speed of light
To get there before humanity’s night
*Recently discovered, Gliese 581C circles a medium size star, smaller than our sun. Its sun is cooler than ours, but the compensation for the planet is that it is much closer and thus receives sufficient light and heat to make its median heat the same as ours. The negative side of the story is that the planet always faces the sun which means that one side is hot and the other side is cold. However, along the terminus between the two, life would probably be quite comfortable. We won’t be visiting anytime soon, however, as it is 20.5 light years away from us. We are, however, still considered to be neighbors, as we are in the same galaxy. It’s in the Libra constellation. It is considered to be the most habitable of 200 planets identified.
It might be a neat place to visit for the weekend if your faster than light speed craft wasn’t in the garage for repairs. We’ll just have to wait for a more fortuitous time.
Xerxes, needs to exercise
Every day to
Render the fat and
Create improved circulation. This
Includes
Slim and not so slim folks slowly
Evolving to better health
Memory is so precious…
Everyone needs it
More as they get
Older, but that’s when
Remembering is harder
Year after year… HELP!!!
(Just like a hard drive that gets slow when it’s full)
SNOW
Safe arrival
Now requires
Optimal road
Worthiness!
There is snow and then there is snow.
Given the right temperature and humidity it may be like sparkly gems of fluff lightly dusting your world.
Or the right circumstances may produce a mildly wet and wonderfully bonding snow preferred world wide by kids preparing for the snow ball fight of the century, building snow block fortresses and making piles of snowballs for the neighborhood skirmish.
Forget the fact that you hate to drive in it. Just gaze upon the imaginative snow sculptures fashioned by budding artists.
And thank God that it wasn’t freezing sleet… Oh, and that it melted off the roads by the time you got off work!
People
Everywhere
Rarely
Seek out
Others with
Negative personality
Attributes...
Light up your
Inner person so
That
You glow outwardly
Plus personal
Preparedness
Often
Results in
The
Unexpected
Next
Improvement
To
Your well being
SUPPORT
Sincere and
Unrestricted
Personal consideration of
Putting (or keeping)
Others needs in mind
Rarely is a burden
That weighs heavily
PASSION*
Passion
Accentuates all
Serious
Success stories
Independent
Of category or person,
Now, in the past or the future
*Written for Lori, who says it’s her favorite word.