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mikeandrew
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0 posted 2010-11-27 09:39 PM


walking along the gardens paths,
rain drops ushering in refreshing life,  giving flowery baths,
exposing colors, of inspiring oaths,

I gaze toward the daffodils,up over the Goliath's,
and blue aster, into the stars eye Alioth,
A star in the big dipper, so mammoth,
a universe which seems infinitely aboundeth,
in the dust of life,from Adam to Galgameth.

[This message has been edited by mikeandrew (11-28-2010 03:11 AM).]

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ethome
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1 posted 2010-11-27 11:34 PM


I had to look up the following...

Epsilon Ursae Majoris (å UMa, å Ursae Majoris) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major (despite its Bayer designation being merely "epsilon"), and at magnitude 1.76 is the thirty-first brightest star in the sky. It has the traditional name Alioth (from the Arabic word alyat—fat tail of a sheep).

and based on that I was able to understand even better the beauty of this write.

Very well done!

Eric

crosscountry83
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since 2009-07-30
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2 posted 2010-11-27 11:44 PM


Thanks for the info, it helped me too.

Awesome write.. it reminds me of looking at the stars as a little kid.

Namyh
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since 2009-01-20
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3 posted 2010-11-28 03:03 PM


mikeandrew - I'm looking up with anticipation again. Thanks for the definitions and the insight. Namyh
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