A VISIT TO THE
ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERVATORY
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Astropoem: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
Photos: Valentin Grigore
Design: Florin Stancu
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Going to the Royal Greenwich Observatory
(part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site),
I feel growing in myself
a so great astronomical feeling
that arriving there
I realize I can do a lot of
fantastic things.
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I begin by speaking in my mind
with Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley
and other Astronomers Royal
about the destiny of the Universe.
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Near the Shepherd Gate Clock
I can carry pick-a-back
the weight of time.
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Near the Time Ball
I can understand that
the Cosmos is a superior game.
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Near the Airy Transit Circle
I can make equilibristics
on the Prime Meridian…
… and I feel so rich
having two hemispheres
at my disposal
in Greenwich!
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© 2010 SARM
(Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy)