~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The poem is a pantoum… A pantoum is a poem in a fixed form, consisting of a varying number of four-line stanzas with lines rhyming alternately; the second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated to form the first and third lines of the succeeding stanza, with the first and third lines of the first stanza forming the second and fourth of the last stanza, but in reverse order, so that the opening and closing lines of the poem are identical
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The poem is in the form of a rondeau… “In its encounter with Nature, science invariably elicits a sense of reverence and awe
’ ~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * Some sources of inspiration were the following… “The Secret Sits”, by Robert Frost (1874-1963) https://www.goodreads.com/ quotes/2512-we-dance-round-in- a-ring-and-suppose-but-the Surprising giant ring-like structure in the universe (Physics Org)… https://phys.org/news/2015-09- giant-ring-like-universe.html Giant Mystery Ring of Galaxies Should Not Exist (Space.com)… https://www.space.com/30166- giant-galaxy-ring-should-not- exist.html Info & image ~ Giant GRB Ring (Wikipedia)… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Giant GRB Ring Explanation: Giant GRB is a ring of 9 gamma-ray bursts 9,100 million ly away - This GRB concentration is extremely unlikely so a giant supergalactic structure is thought to exist – It’s one of the largest structures known (5,600 million ly in diameter)… Image credit: Image processed and rendered especially for Wikimedia.org by Pablo Carlos Budassi
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The poem is in the form of a rondeau… A source of inspiration was the following… Info and image ~ Arp 143… https://hubblesite.org/ contents/media/images/2022/ 010/01F88FMDEP58N1THSM8AY644CQ Explanation: A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in an image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * Some inspiration derived from the following… Hubble Spies a Loopy Galaxy… https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-spies-a-loopy-galaxy Explanation: In October of 2011, Hubble snapped a photo of NGC 7714, a galaxy that had just been through a close call with its companion galaxy, NGC 7715… In this photo, the companion galaxy, NGC 7715 is just out of frame to the right, but clearly visible is a vibrant bridge of stars that extend out from NGC 7714, and onto its companion… The golden loop is made of sun-like stars that have been pulled deep into space, far from the galaxy’s center
~ Harley White * * * * * * * The poem is in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet… A source of inspiration was the following… NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Networks of Gas, Dust in Nearby Galaxies… https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-webb-reveals-intricate-networks-of-gas-dust-in-nearby-galaxies Image explanation: The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took this image of NGC 1433, a barred spiral galaxy with a particularly bright core surrounded by double star-forming rings
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The poem is in the form of a rondeau… A source of inspiration was the following… Info and image ~ Webb Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details in Cassiopeia A… https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-reveals-never-before-seen-details-in-cassiopeia-a Explanation: Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is a supernova remnant located about 11,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * A source of inspiration was the following… NGC 6210 (Wikipedia)… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 6210 Image explanation: NGC 6210 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hercules… This object was first recorded as a star-like feature by Joseph Lalande on March 22, 1799
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The poem is in the form of a rondeau… Some sources of inspiration were the following… Black Eye Galaxy (Wikipedia)… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black Eye Galaxy M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy (APOD)… https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110612.html Explanation: The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning
~ Harley White * * * * * * * * * The form of the poem is Terza Rima
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