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Spaceship Eye
by Bruce W Niedt
For weeks I have marveled at Mars,
the closest itÂ’s been in eons,
climbing the southern sky,
bright, orange, unblinking.
It was so impressive on moonless nights,
that when the moon moved into its quarter,
I feared it would detract from the spectacle.
Instead, the view gives me goose bumps.
Here we have two heavenly spheres,
one close, one more distant, reflecting
the same sunlight that blazes their faces
and rebounds back to us.
As I gaze up, I can almost see
the depth of space:
looking out past the moon, past Mars and beyond,
my eye unimpeded by horizons. 09/09/2003 Author's Note: [My second poem about the Mars phenomenon - sorry if I'm getting repititious!]
Posted on 09/09/2003
Copyright © 2026 Bruce W Niedt
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 09/10/03 at 07:47 PM Have been marvelling at them both these past few nights as the moon grows fuller. Well said Bruce. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 09/10/03 at 09:09 PM I too was awestruck by the alignment, Bruce. Dimensional comparison presented on an earthly plane in your spectacular piece.
Peace... |
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