Cinquains for Today's Solar Eclipse

2017 Earth Day Poster Depicting August's Solar Eclipse

Following are some unrhymed cinquains (they all use the line scheme of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables) I've written to mark today's solar eclipse.

Be sure to check out NASA's Total Eclipse Website.

Eclipse—
August's dark day.
Moon tries a new sun block.
Witness the cosmic distraction
pass by.

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Chase it?
Even some planes
fail to catch the shadow
moving like a whirling dervish
eastward.

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Path marked;
eclipse forecast.
From west to east light's doused.
Shadow bands like rippling sunshine
appear.

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Sky-watch:
Get a filter,
a telephoto lens,
and a tripod for your smartphone.
Shoot it!

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Transit
or syzygy?
It helps to know your terms.
Study science or play Scrabble.
You'll learn.

© 2017 Maureen E. Doallas
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Syzygy is pronounced "SIZ-eh-gee". You can learn about it and transit, shadow bands, and other eclipse-related words at the NASA site.