Mighty Is The Hunter Poem by David Wood

Mighty Is The Hunter

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What a welcoming sight
Orion the Hunter high up
In a cloudless night sky
With a full moon his guiding light

True son of Mother Earth
Now cast among the stars so bright
His sword held in his hand
And three buckles around his girth

‘Tis he who makes water
And it is his constellation
That starts and ends with rain
And which ends the year's first quarter

Monday, January 1, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: night,stars
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Looking at Orion on a clear January night while walking the dog
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Yiyan Han 06 January 2018

Watch while visible as, by AD 14000, Orion will be far enough south that it will become invisible from the latitude of Great Britain ;)

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David Wood 06 January 2018

Best comment yet! Though by AD 14000, I think mankind would be extinct.

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Loke Kok Yee 06 January 2018

Though I don't have a dog to walk, your lovely piece had me gazing up at night. I have no knowledge of astronomy, but it is a beautiful sight.Thanks David

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