Today is the 65th anniversary of the launch of humanity’s first artificial satellite. When Whispers and Echoes put out a call for “history haiku” to be posted in late September and early October, I knew I had to write one for Sputnik.
We need to better celebrate our planetary holidays. Here’s my list:
- December Solstice
- March Equinox
- Yuri’s Night (April 12th)
- June Solstice
- Man on the Moon (July 20th)
- September Equinox
- Sputnik’s Launch (October 4th)
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
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I like that one!
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Re. space-junk….. here’s a tale – years ago at a family christening, my Dad was talking with a very old nun, who was scandalised when he said that we can’t go to heaven now as there’s too much space-junk in the way. Dad had a very relaxed approach to his Catholicism – the nun – didn’t!
And…marking planetary turning points….. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15932
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I’m surprised she didn’t have faith that her God would guide her soul safely through the debris.
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PS….you might like this…a snippet from a song by Kirsty McColl….
“I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care”
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Nice.
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