For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (321): Inertia of Inertia (167)

By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (text and photos) and Florin Alexandru Stancu (design)

Published: Monday, November 30 -0001 00:00

A MIRACLE
Astro-photo-poem (cosmopoem) by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

“Water on the Moon!”
I shouted on August 31,
when I saw the moonrise
from the agglomeration of Bucharest.

“Let’s
colonize the satellite
for a better life
and swim through
its golden waves!”
I shouted when I saw
the miracle.

“Poor crazy man,”
the Moon replied,
“do not rush,
it’s just an artesian fountain,
so I’m afraid
you have to wait a lot.”