Monday, July 25, 2011

Sirius


Paired stars
one visible
Sirius A and B
smaller, dimmer sister star hid
by the blazing light of her companion
much like the way you eclipse me
being invisible
has grown on me
pared star


Not actually so much to do with this whimsical picture, but when I look into Sirius a bit this got me thinking: What the naked eye perceives as a single star is actually a binary star system, consisting of a white main sequence star, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion, termed Sirius B.  For more takes on this go to Magpie Tales where Tess Kincade proveds a visual writing prompt each week.
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20 comments:

  1. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryJuly 25, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    cute, apt writing..

    love your magpie.

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  2. Julie Jordan ScottJuly 25, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Love the "being invisible has grown on me"... heart opening.

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  3. JBinford-BellJuly 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    I too was drawn by the star and not the bicycle. Nice poetic expression.

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  4. Other MaryJuly 25, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Morning, Julie and Jacqui - Thank you, and thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to reading yours. :o)

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  5. ReflectionsJuly 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Love the play here... as invisibility grows on so many. Beautiful piece.

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  6. Other MaryJuly 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Reflections - Thanks, it can be easy to get 'outshone.' (hmmm...out shone?)

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  7. Kay L. DaviesJuly 25, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Interesting information about Sirius, which I've always thought of as "the dog star" and imagined it looking like, you guessed it, a dog.
    Very nicely done, too.
    Thanks for commenting on mine and pointing out what should have been obvious, although I missed it completely. LOL

    —Kay, Alberta, Canada

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  8. Other MaryJuly 25, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Kay - Thanks for commenting. I thought of Sirius as tje dog star too, I looked it up before writing, lol. Yours was quite good!

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  9. kelvin s.m.July 25, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Oh, i didn't know that dog-star has a twin sib... heehee... thanks for the facts!!!(:

    Brightest blessings!

    ~Kelvin

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  10. SueJuly 26, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    See! I never knew that. Ya live and learn.

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  11. Other MaryJuly 26, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Hey Kelvin thanks. I wish you the same.

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  12. BerowneJuly 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Wonderful what you were able to see in the prompt.

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  13. Other MaryJuly 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Thank you. Glad you stopped to read. This one was a challenge for me.

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  14. Tumblewords:July 27, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Brava! A fine, fine read!

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  15. Dave KingJuly 28, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    There could be a lot of mileage in that particular line. A really thought-provoking take on the prompt.

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  16. Other MaryJuly 28, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Dave and Tumblewords - Thank you both.

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  17. PattyFJuly 29, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    I love what you've created from the prompt! Brilliant piece!

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  18. Other MaryJuly 30, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Patty = Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your kind words.

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  19. J Cosmo NewberyJuly 31, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Isn't that a metaphor for life - paired stars, circling each other?

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  20. Other MaryJuly 31, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    JCosmo - It sure can be. Thanks for reading.

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