Monthly Archives: July 2010

We came in our virtual droves To watch her rove for the very first time. Not yet beautiful, or elegant – none watching Could ever claim that of the white metal box Balanced on its six fat, coal-black wheels. She … Continue reading →

  For all these years you were merely A smear of light through our telescopes On the clearest, coldest night; a hint Of a glint, just a few pixels wide On even your most perfectly-framed portraits. But now, now we … Continue reading →

  Cook, standing with feet apart on Endeavour’s rolling deck, Feels what as he sees Point Hicks protruding from the southern sea? As his ship rides the roiling waves, great gouts of foam and spray Exploding from beneath her bow, … Continue reading →