Beneath the first of three stars in a row,
where lie the remnants of giants long dead,
I caught the light of a nebulous glow--
A glow that gave rise to an equine head.
So grand it seems that from this cosmic pair
of stellar nursery and stellar grave,
worlds will emerge, lit by a new star’s glare--
Phoenixes reborn from the lives they gave.
I pondered this cloud with great persistence
and found a glimmer of an answer long sought
to the question of our own existence.
By travel-weary photons I’ve been taught
that the cosmos created eyes in me
so it can gaze and have itself to see.

Eric Francis Diaz

Copyright © 2001 Eric F. Diaz

Besides being a very enthusiastic amateur astronomer, I am also one of the last, life, governing members of the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, IL. I own a Meade 8" Starfinder Dobsonian and observe as often as possible.

I have uploaded to this site several essays that I've written on various topics in astronomy. I have also created an alphabetized database of links covering a wide variety of topics in astronomy. I shall continue to make improvements to this site, offering new resources and information over time.