Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Mercury Transit

I noticed several telescopes
As I was walking by
Along the river; all were pointed
At the morning sky.

The reason? For a rare event
When Mercury is seen
In transit passing by the sun,
Not part of its routine.

It won’t be viewed again from here
‘Til 2049
When other eyes will get the chance;
(But certainly not mine!)

Without a telescope, I watched
A clip upon my phone.
A tiny freckle crawling
On the sun was what was shown.

To many, this was quite a thrill
For science buffs to spot
But I felt no excitement
Seeing such a tiny dot.

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Robert Johnson November 24, 2019 at 2:43 PM I seen this on the news. I thought they needed to clean their camera lense. :)

Matthew Anish November 13, 2019 at 3:39 PM A major celestial event - you tell the tale. Once I went to a "star party" in Coney Island and saw the moons around one of the giant planets. Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Maurice Rigoler November 13, 2019 at 4:47 AM Astronomy has always fascinated me, Ilene. The night heavens in their beauty are beautiful to behold. Unfortunately clouds obscured any hope of seeing Mercury in its transit. BTW, it's the only planet that orbits the sun in reverse. / M

Rico Leffanta November 12, 2019 at 6:31 PM This take should win the POTD! Aloha! Rico

Gershon Wolf November 11, 2019 at 7:27 PM Ha, ha! Who else but an astronomer would get all excited about a dot?! ….. Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, :) gw

Jan Allison November 11, 2019 at 5:35 PM I'm sure the astronomers were delighted by the event but its not something that would have caught my eye ... until I read your wonderful poem:-) always a joy to read:-) I hope I am still around in 2049... my mum's great great aunt lived to 111 and 121 days and was in the Guinness book of records so longevity is in my genes:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green November 11, 2019 at 5:25 PM The best part of my day is looking forward to and reading your afternoon postings. This was so much fun Ilene and I couldn't agree more.

Hannah Borke November 11, 2019 at 5:17 PM If it doesn’t excite you now, I suppose it wouldn’t when you are near or over 100