Terra Lumina: 11. Ode to Pluto
You were found in 1930 But you've been around long before And everyone seemed to know your name A dwarf they now are calling you But you're still hung up in most kids' rooms We think of you very much...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 10. The Smallest Things of All
To understand the world around us And know the cosmos with less doubt To comprehend that there is something Instead of nothingness throughout If we're to make sense of it all Ask the "why" that matters...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 9. The Tree of Life
It all started with a molecule Four billion years ago In the early open oceans and tidepools Before the life that we have come to know Insects, trees, and animals Life began in a soup of chemicals If...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 8. A Beautiful Thing
You've kept me down my whole life through But you've kept the earth spherical, too Well I could just fly to the moon If I could just overrule you But since you ain't goin' nowhere I'll make the best of...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 7. From Old Creating New
When an aging massive star Has emptied all its store We witness from afar The power of the collapsing of its core The expansion that ensues Causes elements to fuse Sending them into the void From old...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 6. A Dance of Light
Let's begin with the solar wind With photons sailing through the void A lonely vacuum where few have been From sun to earth where the dance begins A dance of light across the sky A vivid flowing glow...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 5. Breathe In
Breathe in, breathe out We're still alive because O2's throughout Air due to plants and algae Water, light, and a breath Is all it takes for plants to make Their food and the air that we breathe From...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 4. Rocks
The rock known as... Igneous is formed by molten magma As it cools, it could be Plutonic, intrusive Where magma's slowly coolin' Beneath the Earth's surface Or it could be volcanic, extrusive Red hot...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 3. If I Were a Lowly Photon
If I were a lowly photon I wouldn't weigh a single ounce I'd be a tiny massless little particle The smallest nature will allow And I'd be born within a stellar furnace In a far away star Sailing...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 2. Shifting Light
Have you ever pondered the movement of a star A planet or a galaxy up in the night sky Have you ever wondered why the sound of a siren Is constantly changing as it passes you by It's good to have many...
View ArticleTerra Lumina: 1. Return to the Sky
Within the heart of every cloud And each and every cell There's a molecule With long and wild tales it can tell The basis of all life It's found in earth and sky and in ourselves Water's in the sky...
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