From the dawn of time, the night sky has captivated human imagination. I was listening the Radio 4's The Essay on this subject. In the series, Astronomer Dr Stuart Clark gave his personal perspective on how we draw meaning from the stars on 5 essays. And I decided to do a series of 5 poems on the subject. This is the fifth.
Above the Night
The stars like dust, across the Milky Way
Shining in the night sky, points of light
Appearing one by one at close of day
Inspiring awe, wonder, at their sight
Mars roving, all the sky so very red
An alien land, yet we see it plain
Connected by a simple data thread
This new world of wonder we attain
Across Pluto, and onto Kuiper belt
New Horizons, onward, in its race
Exploring a far flung comet veldt
Silent running, into deepest space
Above the night, wonders never cease
And the beauty unfolds, piece by piece
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