Pink and Yellow Fields
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A tribute to the exoplanets of Gliese 581, a red dwarf star system 20.5 light-years away, with four known planets, including the first known rocky worlds found in a star's habitable zone.

By Dennis M. Falk
8 March 2010
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I stand in your pink and yellow fields
Under a pinkish-blue sky
Of your long midday

My feet feel heavy
For your bigger world
And warm red sun

I follow your crystalline river
Shade under black and brown trees
Taste your sweet fruit

Far away but nearby
First habitable worlds
So close!

Colours!
Red, pink, orange, yellow, brown and black
But no green

The air I breathe
Thick, warm, heavy
But not uncomfortable

Sounds!
Many animals
Flying, running, swimming

Home
Bright, furry creatures
Big eyes

I stand in your pink and yellow fields
And I call your worlds
Earth's sisters