Three hundred times
the size of planet Earth.
Shaper, molder of
many of our planets.
First planet formed
at our solar system’s birth.
Your gravitational
pull is completely unmatched
By any other planet
that revolves around the sun.
Despite over four
billion years since your making,
Your strong
influence and your work are yet undone.
How do you manage
your many, many moons--
Seventy-nine plus on
paths around your sphere?
Callisto, Io,
Ganymede, Europa…
Do you have a name
for our moon down here?
Where would we be if
it hadn't been for you?
Would there have
been the birth of humankind?
As you rampaged
through our solar system,
Is this
configuration what you had in mind?
Protecting us from
objects farther out in space,
You could also send
us a dangerous surprise:
By hurling an
asteroid in the earth’s direction,
You have the
potential to cause our demise.
You are certainly a
mystery of science--
Baffling,
inscrutable. Your power, raw.
We here on Earth
respect your magnanimity.
We fear you
somewhat, yet we look at you with awe.
-by Bob B (1-25-20)
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