by Dave McGowan
The cosmos
Seen from outside
Unimaginable heat
Unthinkably cold
Everything within expanding
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The Galaxy
Gravitationally bound
Poorly understood
Travelled only by the eye
Searching for answers
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The Solar System
Gas giants
Terrestrial rocks
Yellow dwarf
Here, there is life
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The Earth
In orbit
On the ecliptic plain, tilting
Bringing the seasons
To the hemispheres
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Australia
Western Australia
Rich in minerals, abundant with livestock
Arthur River
A tin-roofed farmhouse
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Four people seated
Two generations, seen from above.
Before them on an oilcloth-covered kitchen table
A round lettuce, tasteless tomatoes, cucumber
And two tins of sardines
A blind man robbed of his sight by congenital disease, says Grace.
