I’m Not Waiting Up
Somewhere there’s a comet called Halley
Who speeds through the galaxy’s galley.
Some day he’ll return,
When I’m in my urn.
For 75 years, he will dally.
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photo by Bobcatnorth (Away) via Flickr
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I’ve used the most common pronunciation of “Halley” above,
in its rhyme with galley. The actual pronunciation for Edmond
Halley himself might have been “Hawley” as in “haul”. The next
return of the comet is slated for July 28, 2061.
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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2012.
The Bard on the Hill 