First Light Machine

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/J.Hester (ASU); Optical: NASA/ESA/J.Hester & A.Loll (ASU); Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R.Gehrz (Univ. Minn.)

a hallows brush
detects a touch
of gravity’s weight
immense in fate
seeming carefully
out of focus
forced
to crush.

a hallows rush
denied by touch
is a kinetic of hate
strengthened by weight
searching carefully
for a focus
unprepared
to trust.

Supernova of 1054 A.D >>>

Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU/Cornell/Don Davis

A giant step
And a relished find
Reflects the casual touch
Of reflected time.

A grafted print
With a crafted shine
Is the refracted touch
Of the present mind.

Collaborative Art >>>

Credit: Allen Telescope Array/UC Berkeley

pinpoints
of touch
from the here
to the far
search for hidden
answers
in each bit
of each star.

Allen Telescope Array >>>

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration – Acknowledgment: J. Maíz Apellániz (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucía, Spain)

Cycles of life
And circles of dust
Concurrently shrouded
By clumps of
Space rust.

Jewel Box >>>

Credit: NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University)

transient blues
and jazzy like dreams
surrender their rules
by dreaming their means.

Cluster Cl 0024+17 >>>

Credit: NASA/CXC/JPL-Caltech/CfA

A tale to tell
Of a marvelous well
Where wishes are whispered
And starlight’s the spell.

Corona Australis >>>

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

Slight of hand
Slight of light
Exposes the mysteries
Of a forever star night.

Cartwheel Galaxy >>>

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

Movements of vapor
From back end
To face
Reminds us that
Beauty
Is designed by
God’s grace.

Runaway >>>

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

varicose veins
of celestial terrains
focuses not on what’s making
a tectonic re-shaking
but a subtle window
into the soul
of the Martian plane.

Afternoon Sunlight >>>