Triangulum Galaxy: A Tanka Poem

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known- Carl Sagan

Triangulum Galaxy: A Tanka Poem

Magnified, a flash,

Blue cosmic reproduction,

Long consummated.

Our end also resides in

The creative overture.

The astrophotographer Terry Maurice has kindly given his permission to share the brilliant photo that accompanies this posting.

For more images and commentary on another cosmic posting and to learn more about Terry, please click here:

https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/inexpressible-co…yand-empty-space/ ‎

Below are a couple of links concerning the Triangulum galaxy.

https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/triangulum-galaxy-m33-a-binocular-challenge/

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/galaxies/triangulum-galaxy

The Triangulum galaxy is the farthest object visible with the unaided eye.

This galaxy is the 2nd-nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way, after the Andromeda galaxy. If you do manage to glimpse it, you’re looking across a distance of 2.7 million light-years.

The Triangulum Galaxy’s bright blue arms indicate the presence of scorching hot new young stars and that this is a galaxy undergoing rapid star formation: potentially a mass equivalent to that of our Sun being produced every two years.

Tanka Poetry

Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines, and each line follows a pattern: the first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, the third line has five syllables, the fourth line has seven syllables, and the fifth line has seven syllables.

Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines (called kami-no-ku) into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines (shimo-no-ku). The subject matter can vary, but many poets choose a subject that’s emotionally stirring or quietly profound.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tanka-poem-defined-plus-examples

https://www.graceguts.com/essays/tanka-and-the-five-ws