Parts of North America silently waited for nature's moments of totality. on April 8, 2024. News stations aired programs. Libraries distributed solar eyeglasses. People huddled in parks, yards, and special event areas to watch a spectacular sight, the moon passing between Earth and the sun. News stations captured the event minute by minute as the moon blocked the view of the sun. We watched ABC News coverage. Each area from Mexico to Maine shared their 4 minutes of totality as the sun darkened the sky followed by sunlight.
My son, husband, and I moved between the news and our backyard as we waited for the event. Then, the sky clouded. What would we see? My son asked Siri, "What time will the eclipse occur here in Northern Virginia? Much to his surprise, we would only see a partial eclipse. Regardless, I decided to capture the event even without solar glasses. How did I do this? I cleverly moved my iPhone toward the sky but did not face the sky. I started clicking my iPhone camera. Click! Then, I remembered the Pink Floyd song, Total Eclipse of the Sun, that my husband likes. You can listen to it below and then read my trinet poem introduced to me by the Australian poet, Alan J. Wright during a Poetry Friday Roundup. This poem has seven lines and lines three and four have six words in each line. All the other lines have two words per line. The trinet has no restrictions for rhyme, subject, or syllable.
Carol, we had David and his crew on all afternoon as well. It was cloudy here all day so all we experienced was a graying of the day, a drop in temperature, and the quiet of the birds. Bob
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bob, for the news of the solar eclipse in your area. The quietness of the birds must have enhanced the experience.
DeleteCarol, what a fun eclipse trinet you wrote. I love "we sigh / birds fly". You know what is interesting, I was just writing some trinets too when I read your comment on my blog and came here to read yours. I thought I would share mine on Friday. Thanks for the reminders of the spring poetry collection. I am off for a bike ride, so I will be thinking of your prompt as I ride today.
ReplyDeleteDenise, a bike ride in the desert??? That sounds like a refreshing springtime adventure. I look forward to your offering. I plan on sharing the padlet intakes as they arrive. Happy Spring!
DeleteWe had only the partial here in Denver, too, Carol, but no clouds & though it wasn't as amazing as in 2017, it also cooled & got a bit shady. Love the trinet, & your sad final two lines. That's it!
ReplyDeleteLinda, thank you for visiting my blog. I think it is interesting how the solar eclipse brought cooler weather after the eclipse in your area and mine. The weather is flip-flopping here again. The sun pops up on one day and rain brings showers on the next day. Temperatures vary as well but it is wonderful to have spring here. See you at PF.
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