Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: awake

Earthquake in Illinois

There was a minor earthquake in Illinois, in the wee hours of the morning; followed by at least one aftershock in the mid-morning. We slept through the former (which evidently did not exceed the vibrational factor of wind, as applied to our second-story bedroom) but definitely noticed the latter. Fortunately there is no discernible damage in our area at this time.

I've been working on soothing the Earth-dragons. This reminds me of a favorite science fiction novel, Sherri S. Tepper's Six Moon Dance. I find that the lullabye works very nicely as a focus here too, although Earth does not contain an infant alien in a thermonuclear-powered egg.

Niasa, little Summer Snake,
Turn in your egg, the world will shake.
Niasa's mother, down so deep,
Sing your baby snake to sleep.
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bodhifox

bodhifox

April 18 2008, 19:17:00 UTC 13 years ago

Maybe there is an alien in there...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/space_symphony_000323.html