It has to be spread out, the skin of this planet, .
has to be ironed, the sea in its whiteness; .
"In Praise of Ironing" Pablo Neruda .
It has to be loved the way a laundress loves her linens,.
the way she moves her hands caressing the fine muslins .
knowing their warp and woof, .
like a lover coaxing, or a mother praising. .
It has to be loved as if it were embroidered .
with flowers and birds and two joined hearts upon it. .
It has to be stretched and stroked. .
It has to be celebrated. .
O this great beloved world and all the creatures in it. .
It has to be spread out, the skin of this planet. .
The trees must be washed, and the grasses and mosses. .
They have to be polished as if made of green brass. .
The rivers and little streams with their hidden cresses .
and pale-coloured pebbles .
and their fool's gold .
must be washed and starched or shined into brightness, .
the sheets of lake water .
smoothed with the hand .
and the foam of the oceans pressed into neatness. .
It has to be ironed, the sea in its whiteness. .
and pleated and goffered, the flower-blue sea .
the protean, wine-dark, grey, green, sea .
with its metres of satin and bolts of brocade. .
And sky - such an 0! overhead - night and day .
must be burnished and rubbed .
by hands that are loving .
so the blue blazons forth .
and the stars keep on shining .
within and above .
and the hands keep on moving. .
It has to be made bright, the skin of this planet .
till it shines in the sun like gold leaf. .
Archangels then will attend to its metals .
and polish the rods of its rain. .
Seraphim will stop singing hosannas .
to shower it with blessings and blisses and praises .
and, newly in love, .
we must draw it and paint it .
our pencils and brushes and loving caresses .
smoothing the holy surfaces. .
During the last week in March 2001, over 200 poetry readings will be occurring throughout the world in conjunction with the United Nations project, "Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry." A contest was held to select a special poem that will be read on all four international venues.
Inner Planets Mercury It is the planet closest to the sun. ... This planet has no moon. ... Venus is Earth's sister planet. ... Earth It is the third planet in distance from the sun. Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. ...
The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. ... Venus is known to most scientists as the sister planet to the Earth. ... Venus, although different than Earth, is still our sister planet. ... Little is known about this planet because it is so far away from the Earth and the sun. ... Planets 8 As one can see the planets of most importance are the ones closest to the sun and Earth. ...
The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. ... Venus is known to most scientists as the sister planet to the Earth. ... More than any other planet in the solar system, Mars has characteristics that make it an Earth-like world. ... Little is known about this planet because it is so far away from the Earth and the sun. ... As one can see, the planets of most importance are the ones closest to the sun and Earth. ...
The sun is primary heat of the planet, and when heat hits the atmosphere the Earth reflects suns energy back. ... The planet was normal century ago until humans start taking advantage of it. ... Also, humans cause pollution in the air and it harmful to the planet. ... Without the atmosphere it would be no life on this planet. ... We are getting changes in weather, which effects life on planet. ...
A very intelligent man once said, "The planet has been through a lot worse than us. ... How's the planet doing? ... The Earth is going NOWHERE. ... After all, plastic came out of the Earth! ... The planet needed plastic, didn't know how to make it itself, so it had us to it for it. ...
One revolution for Earth is one year, or 365 days. Earth is also the only planet that we know to have life and water found on its surface. ... For us on the planet, Earth seems to be a huge, mighty force that has no boundaries. ... The inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. ... Earth seems so big, but when I hear that it is only the fifth largest planet in such a huge amount of space it makes me feel really small. ...
Scientists use the knowledge of this science to design methods that protect the planet from all the damage we do to it. ... Earth science also helps scientist in the study of the movement of the earth's layers. ... One factor that is really playing a big menace in our planet earth is the burning of fossil fuel. ... All this damage to the environment is causing our rivers to go dry affecting the amount of rain water and causing droughts around the planet. ... The increase in use of such invention is damaging the planet earth in a big way because most of this plastic does not get disposed o...
As a result, many scientists focused on the planets making great discoveries. ... Scientists predict that a century from now, the planet Pluto will seem closer to our grandchildren than the Earth's poles did to our grandparents. ... On March 2002, a seventy meter long asteroid flew near planet Earth without anyone noticing until after it had passed. ... It is highly unlikely, if not impossible, for an asteroid to completely destroy the planet Earth. ... While growing into this red giant, the sun will swallow and incinerate the inner planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. ...
Astronomers refer to Venus as Earth's sister planet. ... Earth is the third planet from the sun, the firth largest and densest major body in the solar system. Unlike all of the other planets names that come from Greek/Roman mythology Earth is old English (Earth 1). ... Although 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water, Earth is the only planet on which water can exist in liquid form on the surface (Earth 3). For this reason, Earth is the only planet where life can exist naturally. ...
