Starry Afterlife Poem by Harley White
Starry Afterlife
An afterlife awaits a star
on having bid its au revoir
in supernova's days of yore,
with remnant of collapsing core
impressionistic as Renoir.
The cosmos leaves the door ajar
for astral evolution far
with pulsar winds wherefrom outpour
an afterlife.
In vast sidereal memoir,
through brilliant stellar repertoire,
midst universe's evermore
with skies our astro-eyes explore,
from starry stuff we humans are
an afterlife.
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
The poem is a rondeau ~ a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 lines (plus the phrase twice)on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
Inspiration for poem from article and image ~ G292.0+1.8: Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
Image explanation from Chandra ~ This supernova remnant shows us just how complex a star's afterlife can be! About 20,000 light years from Earth, G292.0+1.8 contains a pulsar left behind after the death of a massive star, as well as other features that give scientists insight into supernova remnant evolution.
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/S.Park et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS
A wonderful starry afterlife has been painted on the canvas of your beautiful poem. A well crafted and executed write.10
Thank you for your marvelous reaction and for reading and commenting on my new rondeau!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/26/2025 9:01:52 PM # 1.0.0
We are but the universe, looking back upon itself.
Indeed... thanks for your comment...