![]() Gliese 581cA Poem by Stuart EllisSombrero galaxies spiral
send rugged asteroids tumbling,
to plunder barren worlds,
and cut across bright cavities in ionised gas
as dense colossal swirling nebulae birthing stars
penetrate a thick black expanse.
Interstellar monsters roam infinity,
striking constellations
of globular clusters and raging furnaces,
spherical fusion reactions of brilliant
pervasive burning hot gas
and coronal mass ejection
blazing billions of light years away,
more than the minuscule grains of sand
in all the beaches, seabeds
and vast sun baked deserts
of our delicately balanced biosphere.
And thriving
amongst this celestial carnage
the prolific, resilient
and fearless explorer, mankind;
An abundance of bloodlust horror,
resplendent enigmatic wonder,
and a history of ravenous conquest
with unfettered awareness
of his volatile tendency,
a hairs breadth from self annihilation
and yet, this passionate burning desire
to seek out and invite
his distant neighbours,
the unknown tenants of the stars.
© 2008 Stuart Ellis |
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Added on February 25, 2008 Author![]() Stuart EllisLondon, United KingdomAboutIm a creative soul. I work as a computer animator for film in the West end of London, so my day is spent mostly making imaginative creatures think and talk. Apart from this, i qualified as a private h.. more..Writing
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