I hear Mars is beautiful tonight in some parts of the world
The trees here where I live obstruct my view of the late summer sky, so I can only imagine.
It’s the only thing I miss from our days living on the plains, where I could look up and say,
“See, there’s Venus or Mars or Jupiter.” Once for a week the three lined up and I
Sat outside with the smell from a neighbor’s wood-burning fireplace my best companion,
That and the off again, on again lightning bugs, playing peekaboo in the bushes.
The webbed lawn chair’s plastic, scratchy against my pajama-clad legs,
A glass of Merlot, sipped slowly, once empty, the sign I should give up the watch
Leaving the celestial trio to their own devices for another night.

Oh, that’s nice. Wish i could sit there and raise one with you.
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That would make it perfect.
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YAY!!!
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This reads like a Coffee on the Deck writing……
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Maybe you’ve influenced me. This happened years ago. Sitting outside my house in Illinois. Our neighbor was a meteorologist and was always pointing stuff out to us.
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That sounds amazing.
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Thank you!
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My evenings sitting out on the deck and watching the night sky are saving my sanity right now. Nice to “sit” there with you for a moment 🙂
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😊 glad you have you!
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