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~ Bequeath Alpha Aurigae of the mid northern hemisphere ~
No matter how dour the Winter night solstice
CAPELLA, timelessly awaiting her beloved Auriga Charioteer
Bestowed a name ~ that flows off the tongue ~ like cashmere
Celestial lodestar closest to the empyrean caberess
Bequeath Alpha Aurigae of the mid northern hemisphere
The Kids; a pinnacle prodigy of her highness sphere
Almaaz, Haedus I and Haedus II, enthrone on her brightness
CAPELLA, timelessly awaiting her beloved Auriga Charioteer
Within Arcturus of Spring and Vega of Summer's atmosphere
A couplet of three, arrayed with a equinox accomplice
Bequeath Alpha Aurigae of the mid northern hemisphere
AE Aur, will-o'-wisps by, "runaway star" on the frontier
Aloof, a double dim red dwarf, orbits its heiress
CAPELLA, timelessly awaiting her beloved Auriga Charioteer
Arcturus~ bear watcher, Vega~ harp of mystical austere
Capella~ she- goat; one of Winter sky's most guiding Star- tress
Bequeath Alpha Aurigae of the mid northern hemisphere
~ CAPELLA, timelessly awaiting her beloved Auriga Charioteer ~
Author notes
CAPELLA. (Alpha Aurigae) In early mid-northern winter evenings, Capella shines almost directly overhead, and is one of the three bright stars spread around the northern sky, the others Arcturus of spring and Vega of summer. All are close to the same brightness, Arcturus cool and orange, Vega, hot and white, Capella yellow-white and in the middle of the temperature range. Barely the faintest of the three, it distinguishes itself by being the first- magnitude star closest to the pole. Capella, meaning "the She- Goat" from old Roman times, is the Alpha star of the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer, a prominent irregular pentagon of stars. Just to the south of Capella is a triangle of fainter stars, an asterism called "The Kids." Capella, at a distance of 42 light years, is one of the sky's most famous double stars. Its two components are both yellow class "G" stars with roughly the same temperature as the Sun, but are much larger and brighter, one 50 times more luminous than the Sun, the other 80 times brighter, each having about 10 times the solar diameter. Each is therefore a dying giant that has ceased hydrogen fusion in its core. The two stars, just below the edge of separability in the best telescopes by eye, are only about 60 million miles apart - - about two-thirds the distance between Earth and Sun -- and orbit each other with a period of just 104 days, from which we find masses about 2.5 times that of the Sun. The brighter star, slightly the more massive and the more evolved, has almost certainly begun the fusion of its internal helium into carbon. The dimmer of the pair seems to have a contracting helium core that has not yet fired up. Capella is a source of X-rays, probably from surface magnetic activity similar to that seen on the surface of the Sun, but which star is responsible is uncertain. Capella also has a faint companion that is itself a double made of two dim red class M dwarfs that orbits a good fraction of the light year away from the star that graces northern winter.
Written by Jim Kaler. Return to STARS.
www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/capella.html
See the kids up there ?? Those little nippers .. hehe 
Written May 20th, 2005
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That's brilliant for such inspiration. I like how you managed to pull off the ryhme without sounding too forced. I like the way you turned it all into a story too.
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
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I've recently become a fan of villenelles myself but havn't dared tackling one myself yet. Its impressive in its own right that you've even pulled off the form well. Though i don't know much about its content, never was one for astrology, so i can't say much about that aspect. Well done though, take care and God bless.
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This is an amazing piece. I must admit the title caught my eye because I just finished my graduate program at Capella University. I never even thought about the word itself. Thank you for an enlightening poem and history of the word. I enjoyed the read!
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I think this was a really awesome piece a real artwork. it is informative while being very creative. Overall fantastic.
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wtf
well this poem is beyong me...the language was too difficult for me and all those atrological names had me spinning out of the universe in confusion..
sorry, but this is a falut of mine , & not of your villanelle.
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Bravo... excellent!! Two thumbs up!!
Exquisite... I stand and cheer!!! This is unique... enlightening, and the imagery and flow are flawless your authors comments are written with knowledgeable enthusiasm... magnificent
Two thumbs up!! I'm sorry I'm out of applauses' as this definately deserves applause!! Wishing you and yours much success in all of your endeavors
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I liked this piece, but I felt that the beat was too "cut up" by the scientific names and ~punctuation~.
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Hi Baby
And THIS...this right here is why I keep returnimg to this place. This place that I long to leave sometimes. THIS is what keeps me here my Sweet Mina.
I can only say wow too Mina~~ I think I am literally speachless here. I think this is such a complicated and difficult form, perhaps the most difficult form there is in all of poetry. But Mina, how effortlessly you pull it off AND with a complicated subject inside that already difficult form.
I feel almost inadequate here commenting on this. What I think I am most taken by was your rhyme. This is such a difficult rhyme scheme to manage but because of your care with word placement, I didn't even know you were rhyming, I had to read again to make sure. That is always the way it should be done.
I am completely blown away by this Mina. Such a beautiful and original subject you chose as well. I have learned so much from you and your poetry. Such a gift both of you are Mina.
This is one of your finest pieces Mina. I am overwhelmingly impressed!
Love you much Lovely Lady
~~Dawn
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I poked my nose in on this one because my mother plays the game your SN is after. lol I wasn't expecting an astronomy lesson but it was a pleasent surprise. I only got lost once and had to reread. All I know of stars is that the light we see is from ones already dead so this is new knowledge. Not exactly up my ally but a nice read nonetheless. Thanks for sharing.
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excellent star stuff!
Great Dying Giant Stars, Morrowind, you have given us some poetry of the stars. Villenelle Capella is really pretty! You have such an astute mature mind and realistic values. You truly worship God in a good way. I just finished reading "The Da Vinci Code." Have you read it yet? What did you think of it? -
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You did an absolutely OUTSTANDING job of this villanelle! I'm looking, reading, staring and just about mind blown reading this over. I can see what wonders possessed you to conjure such a splendid piece. Incredible rhyme scheme. Damn! Is Freakin WOW a comment? LOL I'm seriously in awe here. Incredible write! Hugs, love and blessings, Gypsy
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