Last night the Perseid meteor shower event occurred. The Perseid meteor shower originates from the comet Swift-Tuttle. Many people consider this to be the best annual shower.
Perseid meteors occur throughout the sky but every path can be traced back to the constellation Perseus, particularly Eta Persei, a star near the constellation's northern end.
The constellation is named after Perseus, the hero of myth, son of none other than Zeus(ruler of gods) and Danae(a mortal.) Danae was impregnated by Zeus in one of his multitude of forms. In this case he assumed the form of a shower of golden light.
Perseus is predominantly known for slaying the Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze could turn any living creature to stone.
After decapitation Perseus took Medusa's head to the ocean's edge and summoned the Kraken, another Gorgon who was holding his love Andromeda in bondage.
I missed the meteor shower last night. Was this entire epic turn of events reoccurring while I was tossing back and forth all night?
I dreamed that I saw the shower last night.
The following is a poem that resulted:
Last night I had a dream
that I was watching the Perseid meteor shower
at my parents' house on the hour.
I dreamt that during its occurrence
I was able to pick up the tiny fragments
that fell to the Earth like a hailstorm.
Tiny pieces from astral giants
held in my little hand
looking like sea shells and gravel
I brushed the particles of ice.
I compared it with another.
My neighbors were shooting of fireworks
from up on the hill.
I shot off bottle rockets in correlation.
They were all I had.
Shout out to other Amber, I didn't forget about you, sweetheart.
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