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I want it back
that jar full of quarters
I earned from chores
protected from a brother
under penalty of DEATH
so I could buy
that toy
waiting on the shelf.
I want it back
and you can have
that Mickey Mouse magician toy
its hands too slow
and always revealing
the trick.
I know what I want
from the jar now
will barter and beg
for what grade school teachers
hawked to us in science class
the only advertising
painted foam ball planets run through with wire rings
the real wares
we were told
further out
and suspended
magically
have to see it to believe it!
no wires!
and no sleight of hand necessary.
Yeah, I’m saving my jar for that.
tychogirl 
Hi Chris, just passing along another link that might provide cosmic inspiration. It’s a 3-minute clip of the sun made by a NASA solar telescope.