COSMIC FANTASY
Astro-photo-poem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
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Note: In Greek, “aster” means star, and “kosmos” usually means Universe - which represents more than stars. That is why I have always considered astronomical poetry to be astropoetry, and cosmopoetry to be more, containing astropoetry in various combinations (astro-photo-poetry, astro-art-poetry, astropoetic theater, astrofolk music, use of SF&F techniques, etc.), made by a single author. Or, if you like, cosmopoetry is an alternative name for… enriched astropoetry!
To complete the idea, the astropoem below is accompanied by a photo with Procyon, Sirius and Orion, which I took on March 9, 2025.
Long live Global Astronomy Month!!!
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I was once invited
to give a speech to the inhabitants
of a rarefied star system.
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I simply said to them:
“Not the law of the jungle,
but the wave of friendship,
the grandeur of astronomy,
and the miracle of cosmopoetry!”
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