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So Many Moons

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.So many moons dance Saturn ‘round

not counting others that abound

within the rings to planet wed,

one hundred forty-six it’s said,

as if with skirts of raiment gowned.

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Might we hear strains of choral sound

by stellar melodist renowned

whose airs encompass overhead

so many moons?

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The grand ballet about us wound

shall ever reveries astound

ensembled where skygazers tread

with artists all from stardust bred

in whilom long agos profound

so many moons.

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~ Harley White

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The poem is in the form of a rondeau…

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Image: A capture by the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s moons Rhea and tiny Epimetheus set against the backdrop of Saturn’s atmosphere.