<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477391" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Endangered Species: The moon</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Dear Moon, <br>Old faithful friend<br>of lovers and romantics, <br>you are our nearest celestial body, <br>a main distance of 238,857 miles <br>from Earth, <br>with a lunar globe diameter<br>Of 3473 kilometers, <br>and nevertheless, <br>we can hide you by a finger<br>held at arm's length.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Dear Moon, <br>Only natural satellite of Earth, <br>You move in a slightly elliptical orbit<br>With a period of sidereal revolution<br>In 27 days,7 hours,43 minutes<br>And 11.5 seconds, <br>But I still have some concerns<br>Deep down in my heart.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An untold variety of lunar seas, <br>oceans, craters and mountains<br>cover your face, <br>and, along with the Sun, <br>You cause the tidal action, too.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And, o, dear Moon, <br>You are always opaque, <br>and you are only visible to us, <br>because the Sun and Earthlight<br>illuminate your surface.<br>But this is not a serious problem.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On the other hand, <br>well, dear Moon, <br>last night <br>I was somewhat anxious, <br>as the shadows were growing<br>on the ceiling of my room<br>into strange fairy tales. <br>So I went carefully to the window<br>and saw your enigmatic crescent<br>of your visible face.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And then <br>I uttered a sigh of relief: <br>You were still there! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Still my dear Moon, <br>I read that in time to come <br>You might be redesigned<br>And turned into something<br>entirely different from today.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Blueprints for Lunar settlements<br>are already in the works <br>on designers' tables<br>and in the future<br>cities built by astronauts<br>will gyrate and revolve restlessly<br>in aloof outer space.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And so sooner<br>than we would think, the night<br>could be illuminated by artificial light, <br>emanating from contrived satellites.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And then dear Moon, perhaps, <br>You will feel that you are<br>not needed anymore <br>and on a long white night<br>You might even decide<br>to leave us entirely alone, <br>relocating to another cosmic arena <br>and becoming less than an illusion<br>of coded image on the retina.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Paul+Hartal">Paul Hartal</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477391" data-title="Endangered Species: The moon de Paul Hartal" data-description="Dear Moon, Old faithful friend of lovers and romantics, you are our nearest celestial body, a main distance of 238,857 miles from Earth, with a lunar globe diameter Of 3473 kilometers, and nevertheless, we can hide you by a finger held at a..."></div> </div> </div>

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