Every year the earth passes through the remnants of Halley’s Comet. The dates of the Eta Aquarids are approximately April 19 – May 24. This is a haibun for De’s Quadrille prompt at dVerse. The word for the day is “up”.
Eta Auqarids
“When beggars die, there are no comets seen; the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”
William Shakespeare
In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, I sat in darkness watching the Eta Aquanids. Up in the sky I watched the earth passing through the remnants of Halley’s Comet debris – an incredible display of fireworks.
Halley’s Comet –
flaming grains of sand
lighting the heavens
Eta Aquarids May 2019
May 06, 2019 @ 15:48:33
How beautiful, Toni. I love “flaming grains of sand,” especially.
May 06, 2019 @ 15:50:07
Thank you De. After all, the meteors we see are mainly grains the size of sand – amazing isn’t it?
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May 06, 2019 @ 15:55:01
You bring us the fine details of the wonders we take for granted.
May 06, 2019 @ 16:02:25
Look up to the sky and see them for yourself! 😊
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May 06, 2019 @ 20:34:03
😀
May 06, 2019 @ 15:59:49
I love the thought of such a wonderful display of glowing grains.
May 06, 2019 @ 16:02:03
Those grains are incredible.
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May 06, 2019 @ 16:09:52
I love this, Toni, especially the ‘flaming grains of sand / lighting the heavens’.
May 06, 2019 @ 16:21:48
This is so amazing! beautiful imagery in the piece!
May 06, 2019 @ 19:46:55
Thank you
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May 06, 2019 @ 16:25:45
For mere grains they make quite an impression
May 06, 2019 @ 19:46:29
Yes they do.
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May 06, 2019 @ 19:50:17
I have an outlook account on my android phone
May 06, 2019 @ 19:55:42
Okay
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May 06, 2019 @ 17:03:47
Guess what I’m doing tonight 🙂
May 06, 2019 @ 19:45:59
Me too again!
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May 06, 2019 @ 17:24:39
My goodness this is beautiful, Toni! I love “flaming grains of sand lighting the heavens.” ❤️
May 06, 2019 @ 19:33:09
Very interesting! I was not aware of this. It must have been awesome!
May 06, 2019 @ 19:45:17
It is still happening!
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May 06, 2019 @ 20:02:31
Great!
May 06, 2019 @ 20:07:42
WOW, what a glorious experience.
May 06, 2019 @ 20:12:09
It was Beverly. I am a real sky watcher and keep up with these things
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May 06, 2019 @ 20:14:37
What an incredible display of heavenly stars and light.
May 06, 2019 @ 20:23:04
That comet still has after-effects.
May 06, 2019 @ 20:30:44
And will fir many years. That is why we have meteor showers.
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May 06, 2019 @ 21:27:11
Beautifully portrayed, Toni!
May 06, 2019 @ 21:33:18
Thank you
May 07, 2019 @ 09:28:42
I love how you’ve captured the magic of this marvellous event.
May 07, 2019 @ 09:45:02
How amazing to see this Toni!
May 07, 2019 @ 15:04:07
Beautiful, what a treat to see this Toni 💜
May 07, 2019 @ 18:52:16
Thank you dear Xenia
May 08, 2019 @ 09:30:43
Well, you taught me something I didn’t know; thank you for that. And your combination of haibun with the quadrille – inspiring – a beautiful read.
May 08, 2019 @ 09:58:47
Thank you
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