Simply beautiful.
npr:
“The moon will continue to progress into the shadow, and then at approximately 2:41, it will be completely in the shadow, 2:41 Eastern Time, 11:41 p.m. Pacific Time. And for 72 minutes, while the moon is completely immersed in the shadow of the Earth, one would think that since the shadow is going to cut off all sunlight from the moon, that it would black out completely. It will not.
“Instead, around the time of total eclipse, it’s going to appear to light up like a coppery orange or reddish ball, and the reason for that is that the sunlight is going to be strained through the Earth’s atmosphere, and our atmosphere is going to act like a lens and bend that ruddy hue — the same ruddy color that you see in sunrise and sunset — onto the surface of the moon while it’s immersed in the shadow.”
- Meteorologist and sky-watcher Joe Rao on tonight’s total lunar eclipse.
what time is it?its is by every star
a different time,and each most falsely true;
or so subhuman superminds declare
–nor all their times encompass me and you:
when are we never,but forever now
(host of eternity;not guests of seem)
believe me,dear,clocks have enough to do
without confusing timelessness and time
Time cannot children,poets,lovers,tell–
measure imagine,mystery,a kiss
–not though mankind would rather know than feel;
mistrusting utterly that timelessness
whose absence would make your whole life and my
(and infinite our)merely to undie
“
| — | e.e.cummings (via kukuconnors) |
Last week I began accepting questions about my upcoming book, The Science of Kissing.
therewillbewords asked: When did humans start kissing as a show of affection?
The earliest literary evidence we have for kissing dates back to India’s Vedic Sanskrit texts composed around 3,500 years ago….
Day 1- Morning
I wake up with the sun. I examine my surroundings and realize that I am, me. Self-awareness. I light the flames of my inspiration and take in the beauty that comes with his scent. I’m on vacation with nothing else to do than something selfish. Happiness. Finger-printed skin. I want you. I want you so I close my eyes. I’m taken back. The feel of you, on me, quickly makes my blood boil. It rushes to places, heated by your taste, your breath, your manhood. Your’s meets mine. Friend or foe? This strange game takes place on all levels of my consciousness. I picture everything I want, could do. (To/For) You. Relax. I promise to go slow. Feel me. I grow with every inch I kiss. That rapture that comes from the arching of your back, exposing your heartbeat. Vampire. Biting into you. Explode…
I look around and I’m back to where I began. I examine my surroundings and realize that I am.
I wake up with the sun.
