Ornamented sky:
Corona Borealis,
Cassiopeia,
Monoceros, Pegasus;
lightshow at eventide.
Rosette Nebula
In the cosmos where infinity shares
enigmatic luminosity of stellar space
there dwells a rose of divine grace.
This Nebula in our Milky Way, bares
a magic unseen by the naked eye
in the darkness of our indigo sky.
Five thousand light years from earthly cares
in constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn,
with enchanting ruby hues she does adorn.
In radiation of her young star's flares
her beautiful blossom, now Oklahoma's rose,
the envy of this poet's rhyme or prose.
6-8-19
Nifty Named Nebula's Premier Poetry Contest
Sponsor William Kekaula
8th Place The Rosette
~Second Place~
Strand Choice Q, any theme any form Poetry Contest
Sponsor Brian Strand
*Note On April 16, 2019 the Oklahoma Legislature passed HB1292 making the Rosette Nebula as the official state astronomical object. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed it into law April 22, 2019.
Have you ever been to the Arctic
and heard the "Tickling of the Ivories"?
That is the time when the Monodons
joust each other with their singular parries.
They have one thing in common...
A singular tooth that the males wear with pride.
They can swim, dive, and breach the water
on their 18 ft. plus sides.
They can move swiftly like the dolphin
when thru the water they glide.
They are not looking to skewer a meal
as in the ocean they hide.
What are these special creatures
that roam the seas so deep.
Their tusks were hunted in the middle ages
as Unicorn Horns for Kings to keep.
Related most closely to the Beluga
Linnaeus described them in 1758.
But they were well known hundreds of years before
As Vikings sought their tusks so great.
They do not eat Krill as do most whales
But dine on Halibut and Cod.
Their tastes are truly exotic
As they hunt within their pod.
They click and clack to each other
when they do communicate.
The future is getting tenuous
As to what will be their fate.
These are beautiful creatures whose 'Porpoise'
may be related to them all.
They have been oft featured on the Nature Channel,
We know them simply as "Narwhal".
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