The World of Princes and Princesses

 

Idle fantasies

Little kid dreams

Dragons and knights

Turn real again

On dark nights

When you hold yourself tight

And dream that dragons are coming

But so is your prince

And they duel

The dragons are slayed

And your knight runs to you

On his White Horse

You the sunset gallop into the sunset

So is the world of idle fantasies

That we return to

On dark nights

When enemies attack

And we wish we were kids again

So is the world

Of Princes and Princesses

PLUTO

 

Venita Burney is not a household name. If I asked any person on the street who she was, they would stare blankly at me. But did you know that Venita Burney was the one who named this fabled dwarf planet? The Lowell observatory had the right to name it, considering the names Atlas, Zeus, and Constance. Venita told her grandfather, who passed it to a professor at the observatory. The staff at Lowell Observatory took a vote, the choices were, Minerva (Already the name of a comet), Cronus (Highly unpopular because it was suggested by the unpopular astronomer, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See), and Pluto. Pluto received all votes. It was officially named in March 24, 1930. In return for her services, Vinita received five pounds which is equal to $7.95 US money.

This is one of the amazing facts about Pluto.

                                  

Pluto

Pluto has a dangerous atmosphere, it consists of methane, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen. These are derived from the ice on it. Pluto's orbit is said to have an affect on it's atmosphere. As Pluto moves away from the sun, the gases freeze, and as Pluto moves closer to the sun the gases sublime. This produces an anti-greenhouse effect. This cools Pluto down.

                                  

A computer based image of Pluto's surface, complete with Charon and the Sun

Pluto has four moons. There is Charon (Discovered in 1978), Nix (2005), Hydra (2005), and S/2011 P1 (2011).

Interestingly enough, for 20 years, Pluto is closer to the sun than Neptune. In 1979, Pluto crossed Neptune's orbit. Pluto made the closest approach in 1989 and it stayed in Neptune's orbit till 1999. It will not do this again until 2226.

Pluto's period of rotation is 6.387 days, witch is almost as close as Charon's. It's orbitational period in years is about 248 years.

Well, I hope you learned something new about Pluto!

More Poems

Okie-Dokie, poem 2!

Quiet
This is the night
a night of candlefire
From Christ's own light
Holy voices
Purely unholy
It ends
Wisps of smoke
Absence of light
Smells forgotten
Brought back

inspiration: Christmas eve Candle-lit service.

No recommendations today!

The Concert

Okay, so, I wrote this a few months ago and Mother-dearest wants me to post it.

The inspiration was a band concert at my school. I play the flute, and enjoy it a lot, soooooo.

The Concert
I take my place among the musicians. It is the night we have been striving for. Our conductor gives the command and we begin. The drummers lead our song. They are the fathers, steady, harsh, yet comforting. The clarinets and the saxophones join in, they are the mothers, kind, pushing, wise. The trumpets donate their voice. They are the brothers, lazy, but always there to keep you on track. We flutes join the song. We are the older sister, annoying, wise, and beautiful. The audience's song is the loudest by far, it drums into my ears. They are the mice that no one wants. But we have to put up with them, for tonight is The Concert.

No recommendations now, see next post!

(No offense to any instrument or audience!)

Hello All!

Hi! Hannah here! This contains basic info about my posts.

The formatting of my posts goes something like this-
Greeting
Story, Prose, Poem, etc.
Inspiration
Recommendations i.e. Apps, Websites, Books, Movies, etc.
Closing
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