Sea of Tranquility //moon destination
Ranger crashed //Surveyor landed
Making way for an eagle’s landing
During my years of innocence back in1969.
Neil Armstrong left his mark
in that tranquil surface dust;
Realtor is now selling
acreages on the moon!
Celebs are buying!!
Duh!!
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
Lillian at d’Verse asked us to write a Quadrille of exactly 44 words using the word Tranquility. I had to think of the area of the moon that NASA chose for its Lunar landing. According to Wikapedia, they crashed Ranger in the surface while sending photos back for them to study. Later Surveyor made a soft landing, sending back over 19,000 photos. When the first Astronauts landed on the moon, it was in the sea of tranquility. It got its name from the Latin: Mare Tranquillitatis
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LOVE your painting……….dolphins are one of my favorite creatures. and the words go so beautifully with your artwork. 🙂 thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
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🙂 my pleasure.
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Lol. Celebs are always buying something useless especially if it is expensive.
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Ha, you are right about that! More money than they know what to do with!
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A painter and a poet! Kudos!
I remember exactly where I was, and then running outside to look up at the moon, as if I could see Neil Armstrong up there. My guess is many did the same.
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It was a really interesting time. I did not understand or recognize the significance at the time.
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I enjoyed this Dwight. I saw that firmer used car salesman, Dennis Hope, who is selling the moon. Somehow, that seems apropos. 🙂
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I could not believe people would fall for this. Sort of like ocean front property in Arizona! Thanks Rob
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Interesting poem and cool picture. I like how you have the moon’s light on the water.
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Tranquility at its best! Thanks Jade.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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WOW, amazing write–you ROCK!
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Thank you… I appreciate your kind words.
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They’re all sincere.
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:<)
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What’s that??
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That’s so funny–I wrote about the Sea of Tranquility, too!
And I love your dolphins and the moon painting, Dwight.
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Thank you Merril! The serious and the delusional all in one!
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Hahaha.
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your lovely art and initial part of the poem lulled me into tranquility yet those last few lines blew it totally away 🙂
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Thank you Kate… It did me as well. I saw this last weekend on the To Tell the Truth show on TV.
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how sad 😦
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Thank you for the words and the art too. I remember these moments as they unfolded, took me back, and as a star gazer I am captivated by the blue basin of your title.
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I love the feel of the greater expanse!
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Yes absolutely.
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Wonders never cease! People never cease to amaze me!!
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You are right about that!
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There is already
a golf course
being built on the dark side
of the moon,
just
imagine how far a golf-ball will go.
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Ha Ha! Maybe President Trump has a stake in that investment!! Hole 18 is in the Sea of Tranquility!
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Wonderful Dwight!
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Love this, and your painting wow! I will not be reserving a ticket for the moon. I will see,it from another angle someday.
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Thanks Mary! How do some people get so foolish?? Maybe we could buy some stardust!!
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Love the art and the sentiment!
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Thanks Valarie!
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Humans do have a way of spoiling a good thing…(K)
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Yes, it toes seem that way!
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or, you could just bid on Greenland.
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Would be a much more likely choice!! Ha Ha!
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