David Kavanagh Poet Tanka

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pillars of creation

               pillars of creation 
          
            obscured by darkness 
             an evolution of mass
                stellar nurseries 
             hydrogen helium gas
         no need for slap on the ass


The pillars look like arches and spires rising out 
of a bleak landscape, but are filled with semi-
transparent gas and dust, and ever changing, 
albeit imperceptibly so. This is a region of our 
galaxy where young stars are forming or have 
barely burst forth from their dusty cocoons as 
they continue to switch on and become fully 
fledged stars, some will be just like our own sun.

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I Am Anaya April 2, 2024 at 12:43 PM Hey David, I just read up on the Nineveh (solar eclipse) there won't be one for another 20years! You should try and go! David Kavanagh April 2, 2024 at 1:13 PM Ha, I definitely won’t make the 8th of April one in the US, but will certainly try make the next one in Europe in 2 years time, northern Spain is probably the best place to see it from, cheers David

Victor Buhagiar April 1, 2024 at 3:48 AM Thanks for the explanation. Lovely poem. David Kavanagh April 2, 2024 at 1:23 AM Cheers Victor, I’m delighted you enjoyed it! David

Sand Blown March 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM ...nice write...the sky...a star-pile create... shone bright..........stan David Kavanagh March 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM You certainly have a way with words Stan, a star-pile create, sounds just about right, lol! thanks so much, cheers David

I Am Anaya March 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM "A Star Is Born" I did some research on the cold gas and dust, they glow and the name is based on a phrase used by Charles Spurgeon’s "The Condescension of Christ" I know, but appropriate for Easter! Deep Sky: Webb Telescope, cosmic landscapes that leave you filled with awe galaxies older, further and fainter than humankind had ever seen before, astonishing! Cool Tanka, David I'm learning Science! I Am Anaya March 29, 2024 at 7:59 AM A partial eclipse no I wouldn't go. I thought about it (going)for a second. I also want to go to a UFO sighting migigers, I hear they give a really good show! lol. Sorry it didn't work out for you. Someday David Kavanagh March 28, 2024 at 11:56 AM I believe only two of the Ninevah towns will experience totality, the other 5 a partial eclipse, still it’s pretty impressive, are you going to head into its path yourself, must be very tempting being so near in California David Kavanagh March 28, 2024 at 11:36 AM You sure are Anaya, and right on the money here, To think they were first spotted over one hundred years ago, but not in the clarity seen above, I really wanted to head to Dallas for the eclipse, unfortunately it didn’t work out for me, but I will definitely try get one in in my lifetime, thanks so much for sharing all the information, cheers David I Am Anaya March 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM "Ninevah"/2024 Total Eclipse. Total of 8 total and 8 partial eclipses to occur over 8 locations named “Nineveh” on April 8th. U.S.A. (1) Nineveh, Texas (2) Nineveh, Missouri (3) Nineveh, Indiana (this will be the highest magnitude of eclipse at Mag 1.023. The local time predicted for it to occur is at 3:07 PM) (4) Nineveh, Ohio (5) Nineveh, Pennsylvania (6) Nineveh, Virginia (7) Nineveh, New York (8) Nineveh, Nova Scotia

Robert Gorelick March 28, 2024 at 9:43 AM Carl Sagan said we are all star stuff. How you related a baby's start of life with a slap on the ass, is a clever analogy. Robert David Kavanagh March 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM Ha yeah! I’m not sure they use that method anymore in the modern world, but hey in a relative universe, it would take an almighty slap to start up a star hmm! Yes all kind of possibilities abound, Carl is right, we are all made of star dust, cheers David

Daniel Henry Rodgers March 27, 2024 at 8:20 PM Hello David,I liked how your poem delves into the cosmic ballet of creation with eloquence. The imagery of stellar nurseries and evolving mass creating a scene of the pillars of creation. I loved that it’s a captivating glimpse into the ever-changing beauty of our universe. - Blessings, Daniel David Kavanagh March 28, 2024 at 1:26 AM Thank you Daniel, and only seen through the human condition by using our minds and technology, makes me ponder the effect of the human consciousness on the universe around us, do we bring these phenomena into existence by observing them, possibly not! but we certainly give them meaning, cheers David