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Mark Twain was born in
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1835 the year Hal's Comet appeared and
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predicted he'd go out with it upon its
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return remarkably he died in 1910
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coinciding with the comet's next visit
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Twain saw this as more than coincidence
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linking his life to a Celestial event
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his birth and death alongside the comet
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add a poetic touch to his legacy was
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this fate or a Twist of timing Twain's
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connection with Hal's Comet continues to