[meteorite-list] Meteorite Poem

From: Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:18:57 -0800
Message-ID: <BAY119-F393C394282AB36B0DF764DCDAA0_at_phx.gbl>

Hi All and Anita!

How wonderful it is to read your poem.
Do you write more poetry?

You are right about wondering about looking up or down.
I do both now, before I searched for meteorites I don't recall looking up
often unless I went to see a meteor shower.

Thanks for sharing!
A nice way to end the day!

With best regards,
Moni



>From: "Anita D. Westlake" <libawc at emory.edu>
>To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Poem
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:33:25 -0500
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>Since we're on the subject, I thought I would share this with you.
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>I wrote this poem after taking a "Geology and Space Science" course two
>years ago from Dr. Mike Reynolds.
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>"Ode to Dr. Mike and His Space Cadets" Wildacres, 2005
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> By Anita D. Westlake
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>I must confess I didn't know
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>Binoculars were fun
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>We talked about them that first class
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>Until the day was done.
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>The second day was telescopes
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>The big, the bad, the "Go-To's"
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>It's amazing what I didn't know
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>That just goes to show you!
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>Next we played with our planispheres
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>And it's here that I must lament,
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>I looked in the sky both day and night
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>And never found the grommet.
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>The things we saw that first clear night
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>The Moon! Jupiter! Saturn!
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>The oohs and ahhs that issued forth
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>Were to become a pattern.
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>The moon was full and shining bright
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>And Saturn wore its rings
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>But Jupiter's four trailing moons
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>Was the most amazing thing!
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>And then we learned of meteorites
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>Those visitors from space
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>Dr. Mike says "Keep Looking Up!"
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>They'll land right on your face!
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>Ataxites, Achrondrites
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>Who knew there were such words?
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>There's one called "Camel Donga"
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>That sounds just like a.......bird
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>We learned what makes stars twinkle
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>It's written down in song
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>But you haven't lived until you've learned
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>A meteorite from wrong.
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>How could I live this long on Earth
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>Not seeing the stars so boundless?
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>I've always looked down at the ground
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>In my life as a Rockhoundress.
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>So now I'm really troubled
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>With this new love that I've found
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>When I leave the comfort of my home
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>Should I look up or down?
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