From a pale blue dot
Legatus Perpetuus
Plenipotentiary of peace
Your journey takes you far from this
World forever at war
Deep into tranquil space
Forevermore
Nevermore will we see you
Though we hear you
Listen to your heavenly voice
Traversing the extra-Earthly ethers
Briefer and briefer are the songs
That you sing
Bring to us
From the space beyond
Soon they will cease
As we release you to your perpetual mission
Special Envoy of this world
Bearing a golden gift to others
With our sights and sounds
Thoughts
Feelings
Tongues they will not understand
From this land
Another voice they may
Spoken from the great ocean below
To the endless waters above
Cetacean songs of love
For the universe
For all time
Voyager 1 is currently approaching a historic milestone. In November 2026, it will become the first human-made object to have travelled to a distance of one light-day away from Earth (25.9 billion km).
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Omgggg, I've been so dumb! I thought things like Voyager 1 and others have already travelled many light years away! But this hugeeeee distance is only 1 light day?! And that's the furthest we've travelled in space?! Wow, my ignorance! 😅😅
Such a great poem, Raymond! I love everything space-related, and this one is so cool!