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“Curiosity”

Curiosity, with some of her cameras pointed out. This 1-ton vehicle and science lab landed by NASA in the early morning of August 6, 2012 Eastern Time.

Curiosity

Curiosity

builds wonder from achievement

and knowledge from hope.

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[Editor’s note: inspired by the successful landing by NASA of Curiosity on Mars in 2012. The rover is still active and recently kicked off its 14th year of exploring Mars. Originally, it was not supposed to last more than two years.]

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“Hardboiled”

Hardboiled

Smoke paints the dawn. /

Heat climbs to triple digits. /

LA is hardboiled.

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Robert Crais’s original words: Smoke painting the dawn, unhealthful air quality, heat climbing to triple digits—LA is hardboiled. Photo by Robert Crais, writer of the Elvis Coke and Joe Pike private detective novels, and others.

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“The new pink”

The new pink

The Danse Macabre /

Dark is a black flamingo /

Death is the new pink.

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“One day”

One day

One day, the days end. /

The gravestones mark those days. /

The clouds mourn not.

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“Cat”

Cat

Dreams find you, /

even on a cloudy day, /

napping on a railing.

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“See”

See

See a soaring face. /

See a gray, brooding mountain. /

See the clouds misplaced.

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“Soft”

Soft

Soft waves stroke the beach. /

Soft strokes touch your tired soul. /

Recede and return.

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“Abstract”

Abstract

Clouds swirl arabesque, /

counting winds, flirting with light. /

Gossamer kisses.

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“Hope”

Hope

Hope flutters my thoughts, /

shaded nighttime butterflies, /

carrying my dreams.

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“Adaptable”

Adaptable

Adaptable and /

pragmatic, the flower finds /

a path to grow.

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