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Just when I began to wonder: Just when I began to wonder this post kept my mind from wandering. Sometimes things become quite clear during a health scare and such.

Thanks Starward. This image: Thanks Starward. This image is an actual one from the Betelguese flare in the 90s I think it was. For the unaware it has been posted as a visual to accompany the poem to round the experience, or at least in the hope to give more for those that may require it. I suppose the more metaphorical a text a visual anchor may aid in the reading or it also could very well backfire in the hands of the highly imaginative.

How did I miss this beautiful: How did I miss this beautiful poem?  Apparently I am more messed up than I knew.  Anyhow, this Poem speaks so eloquently to my love of astronomical Poetry.  And, although I have hitherto not cared for images to be attached to a poem, I think the image you have attached to this one is perfect for it, and very much is part of the reading experience.

If I have not told you: If I have not told you before, I will just say now that I LOVE any poem that mentions or aliudes to astronomical data, imagery, or knowledge:  and this poem does that very, very well.  The poem is very concise:  the great American Poet, J.V. Cunningham considered that such concision (or compression, I think that is what he called it) is a proof of classical poetic talent, and you certainly prove that.  You are one of PostPoems' great ones, and I applaud your poetic accomplishment.  Your highly skilled verbal artistry is most certainly an example of exponential excellence.

Thank you j-called these are: Thank you j-called these are very kind and encouraging words that I shall keep close in mind to carry with me as I continue my journey.

I always admire how evocative: I always admire how evocative your language is, and how you always select very powerful words to carry out the poem's function.

The wisdom of this: The wisdom of this motivational wonder is in its balance, its reason, its inclusiveness and its highly-evolved acceptance of other paths that may differ from ours. But whatever path one chooses, you say with contagious resolve, unshrinking daring and eloquent clarity, do it without apology and do it with your entire soul:   "Find a thousand Hills to die on! Have a say on everything! Freedom dies when one drowns out the other And the only compromise Is one where your soul dies Living someone else's truth"   Wow! What an earth-shattering, diamond-cutting, life-affirming monument to Who We Really Are. Words to frame, to cherish, to celebrate and to grow by!   In inspiring style, you certainly did light a fire under me to take that "step up to the golden truth/ One crazy old soapbox at a time" where "Forgivness is a given" (great reminder!) and freedom waits "On the other side".   A revitalizing burst of beautiful, beautiful energy.