Yes, I can see the funny spelling. Had a laugh?
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The Saddest Photo, International Space Station, 23 July 2014
Light, I’m told, is invisible
unless it strikes something:
a wall, a tree, a sliver
of smoke, your eye.
Fireworks makers know
how to make light whirl
and dance, displacing
the stars of midsummer
or grip of winter. You cannot
help but surrender,
be entranced by their magic.
Today I saw a photograph
taken by Alexander Gerst
as the ISS orbited the earth.
If you didn’t know
what the bursts of light
he captured, you could be forgiven
for thinking they were beautiful,
like filigree or deep sea creatures.
There, dark waters
bordered by scattering
lights, the beach
where four children playing
were blown up.
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