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Helen of Earth
Posted on Apr 23, 2012 11:36:19 AM | Don Pettit | 9 Comments    |


Helen of Earth

An Alien force,

          smitten by the sight of Earth.

Stunning occipital pleasure,

with a face of such beauty.

As to launch a thousand ships,

laying siege to our planet,

                   until they can take her as their own.



Don's blog also appears at airspacemag.com.

Tags : earth observation, international space station  

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9 On May 24, 2012 01:38:39 PM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Don,

Can you tell me the location of the Helen of Earth image? I assume that the clouds are a result of the interaction of the atmospheric flow and topographical features. If so, which country for islands?

We would like to use the image in a government publication that we are preparing on space observations of the Earth. Should the photo credit be: Astronaut Don Pettit?

George

8 On May 10, 2012 02:10:33 PM  Claudia Guajardo-Yeo  added a comment on your blog post. 

What a lovely picture & poem! My mind is left wandering and thanking you for sharing your unique and privileged perspective with the world.

Many thanks and godspeed!

Claudia

7 On Apr 23, 2012 12:18:03 AM  Josemir  added a comment on your blog post. 

Beautiful poem. And how many aliens you seen it? xD.
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nice photo, a hug from Brazil

6 On Apr 23, 2012 03:05:02 PM  Nate  added a comment on your blog post. 

That was awesome Don, loved it! Earth is definitely the most beautiful planet in the galaxy.

-Nate from Canada

5 On Apr 23, 2012 02:12:07 PM  Beth Webber  added a comment on your blog post. 

May we be that Alien force and launch a thousand ships; looking back, you help us take her back as our own.

4 On Apr 24, 2012 03:33:46 PM  Luke  added a comment on your blog post. 

I wrote this for the Face Of Mars...


Inspired by The Eyes that stare, Soul Inspired to find what's there, Are all things hidden ment to be found? The beauty of my lust is it's so profound,

A rock of dust but was this once true? Only you know The beauty I speak of is you, are only your secrets ment for the ones who seek? I have so many questions My Existance seems so bleak, If you are the light then why seem so dark? What creates the Thunder starts out as a spark,

Your Pain. I'm so in awe, More and more you ask for me to seek, so cryptic Your love hidden deep, Have we been there once in time? or is this another story along the line, Forever gone? and Forever True, I'll see one day I'm coming back home to you..

3 On Apr 25, 2012 08:07:21 AM  Fabiano Ramos  added a comment on your blog post. 

Bom dia,

Linda imagem e linda poesia, que o pai celestial o conserve asim e toda a equipe da NASA.

2 On Apr 24, 2012 05:14:05 AM  evab  added a comment on your blog post. 

Whilst travelling we are immaterial

1 On Apr 24, 2012 08:49:12 AM  guest  added a comment on your blog post. 

Beautiful imagery. From outer-space...a face to launch a thousand ships....Earth.

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