Hot young stars shining in blue
make love to nebulae in order to
produce new baby stars from
dust and gas
Emission nebulae shine because
they emit light when stimulated by
the loving radiation received from
those hot young stars
Reflection nebulae shine because
they reflect the light from loving
stars around and in them - but
dark nebulae
Appear only in silhouette because
they block out light from radiant stars
and bright nebulae – they are suffering
from depression and loneliness
Dying stars have an effect on the nebulae
who loved and protected them: either
drifting away quietly from the slowly
dying love in the star’s core - or
Speeding away angrily after a violent
supernova explosion of wrath – so
please don’t explode and send me
speeding away like those nebulae!
You bring your subject gloriously to life (and death) in this brightly shining poem that is an astronomy lesson to us all. God bless all those amazing Nebulae! love, Allie xxx
Truly touching got to admit i had no clue what nebulae was till i read this poem but im glad i did
There Aint No Sunshine When They're Gone! Keep shining Margaret, as does your poetry.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The last 2 lines really brought the whole poem together. I even read the poem again in light of the last two lines. Nice. Zen