The Goddess Venus Dances Across the Sun…
Frankie Avalon loved her, Bananarama turned her into a very danceable tune, the Lourve can barely contain her and tonight she danced for us across the sun…
I was privy to the joy of many young astronomers tonight who were with the Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. My sweet friend Lesley allowed me to watch Venus’ graceful dance through her telescope as she made her way across the bright late spring sun. We gathered at Bay Creek Park at Lesley’s invitation and shared the ooooh’s and ahhhh’s among the sounds of bats hitting balls during the Allstar games taking place all around us. The sights and sounds of our community created a pleasant hum while we all found something to celebrate. Plus, as anyone from Grayson knows…a freshly crushed snowcone from Ski Bob completes any trip to our community park.
As for me, I thought about the goddess and the mystery of her discovery. An old friend was also in attendance which made me think of an article I wrote and she edited some years ago. It was all about the inner goddess in all women. If I remember correctly, I quoted Liz Phair’s song about being an “average, everyday, sane, psycho supergoddess”. Not sure about being all of those things on any given day, but I am pretty sure that as women on most days we feel like we might have traveled across the sun. However, if you get the steps right once in a while…like Venus’ trip tonight…then, it is all about the dance.
FreelanceBeth 