Planet Pluto

Planet Pluto I walked on red planet Pluto’s surface today First time ever there without my spectral sense Reminiscent of Mars so far from sun and Earth Softly on hard rocks, crystalline white spots, iron laughter Under five moons with giant Charon’s lead Shadowed solid smiles In dim light Pluto gathers cold satellites parade in distant skies Much larger than in my imaginings Calm orbiting beyond mere mortal reach Foot prints held fast with real images make history Flashed back to my home world Pluto laughs when we say it is not a planet Foot falls planted though not near Fit nicely in orbit and rotation Complement our galaxy so nicely there