Asteroids: Two Original Poems

Here are two poems on the subject of asteroids. The first is an acrostic; the second is a free verse poem, which you may interpret as you will.


A band of old buddies

Sticking together through the years.

Too small to be planets,

Each one a world apart,

Rocky and lifeless,

Orbiting

In unison,

Dancing a ring around the

Sun.



Asteroids

Tiny planets
together in a cosmic kindergarten
holding hands in a circle
playing ring around the sun

yearning to grow up
and have orbits of their own.



Both my husband and I are astronomy buffs. We sometimes take our large telescope on vacation with us. I thought I’d provide links to some websites and posts on the subject of space science. It seems most fitting since 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy.

• International Year of Astronomy 2009
• NSSDC Photo Gallery: Asteroids
• Hubble Newscenter
• Hubble Picture Album
• Hubble’s Top Ten Discoveries (National Geographic)
• Hubble Telescope Photos (Huffington Post)
• Astronomers Catch Shooting Star!!! (Wild Rose Reader)