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So proud to have two poems in this new anthology about space celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Out Today!
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Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book by Gaby Morgan
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June 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
deemclachlan.bsky.social
This poem was written for an anthology of #spacepoems for young people. The first version wasn’t quite right so didn’t make the cut. An updated version here for #poemsabout #blacksky

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Once an astronaut Dawn McLachlan When I was deemed too old to fly they gave me a clock and said goodbye and all that I had left was time so I sat and watched it turn Tired of waiting for something more I bought a cabin on a deep lake shore and settled to let myself grow old dreaming of times long past But on perfect nights when the pale clouds fled and darkness leaked from the skies and bled into all the forest around my home I went down to the lake alone When the breeze is gone and the night is still I dip my oars in black water until I row out beyond the reach of all and look to the skies above I think of those who went before brave souls risking everything to explore Mariners watching out for land as they sailed the blackened seas I wonder then if they too yearned with aged bones and long rest earned for times gone past, out there alone with stars guiding them home
August 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
deemclachlan.bsky.social
A #fridaypoem for someone unique. Just like you.

First published in ‘Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book’ pub. by @panmacmillan.bsky.social and chosen by Gaby Morgan.
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Impossible Things by Dawn McLachlan Sometimes When things seem impossible Or if you feel as if you don't fit in Just remember that on Mars the sunsets are blue and Venus spins backwards and that far out in our galaxy there is a planet with a heart of diamonds Remind yourself that one teaspoon of a neutron star Weighs more than all the humans on our planet put together Know that some rogue planets just wander the galaxy completely alone And some planets are speeding away from us so fast That we will never see them In fact, in the immeasurable vastness of space There is no such thing As a typical planetary system Or a typical planet Because each one is unique Just like you
July 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM