Solar+Poem


 * Planetary Poetry **

Do you know which planet sits the closest to our star? It’s very hard to see this place, if Earth is where you are. How hot and dry and sun-baked, and hardly any air. Without a drop of water, no life can be found there.
 * Mercury **

Clouds of water vapor surrounded this lonely place. Lightning storms and thunder, all through the sky they race. Temperatures in winter, and summer, spring, and fall Are scorching hot the year ‘round on this planetary ball.
 * Venus **

Of all the planets that I know, this one’s the best of all, With sunny days and air to breathe, and trees that grow so tall, On starry nights, I gaze above and count the falling stars, And think about this planet, Earth, how beautiful you are!
 * Earth **

This little planet, small and red, how interesting are you. Volcanoes, canyons, channels, wow, I see you have them, too! You have two moos, our neighbor Mars, and seasons through the year. But somehow I don’t think I’ll be vacationing up there.
 * Mars**

The largest planet of the nice, it’s often called the “King.” A giant among planets, and like Saturn it has rings, With four large moons, and many small, it travels ‘round the sun. A planet of this magnitude, I’s glad there’s only one!
 * Jupiter **

This giant planet, number six, is known for many things, But most of all, I’s sure you know, it’s noted for those rings. Its rings are made of rock and dust, and even bits of ice. I may not call this planet home, but still I think it’s nice.
 * Saturn **

Where in all the universe, will you ever really see. A planet tilted on its side, it is a mystery This planet has a few small rings and five large moons, on my! As you can see, it’s quite a sight, this planet in the sky.
 * Uranus **

Far away, so far away, this planet glow so blue, Take a closer look and see a ring, or maybe two. Its atmosphere is cloudy; it travels all about. Planet eight’s mysterious, of that I have no doubt.
 * Neptune**