we needn’t wonder
if there’s life beyond our earth–
the answer’s right here
if a lone island has life,
then so do the distant shores
–photo by me
life beyond earth (tanka)
we needn’t wonder
if there’s life beyond our earth–
the answer’s right here
if a lone island has life,
then so do the distant shores
–photo by me
michaeljordahl 
I love that idea/sentiment, and what a great picture, Michael!
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Thank you very much!!😊
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I love this because it’s so true!
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Thank you, Dawn! I believe it must be…the universe is a very big place
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Wonderful poem and photo! We are a young species with limited perceptions and understandings about Life. Countless wonders and greater mysteries await our evolution.
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I truly believe so🤔
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Michael, I just found some videos relating to this subject on Youtube in the channel Von Daniken where Erich Von Daniken interviews Mauro Biglini the famous Italian translator of ancient Hebrew, Latin, Greek and Aramaic languages. Both have made similar deductions based on independent research. They’re both brilliant and well worth checking out.
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I already have, Shelley; the sheer number alone of other small, rocky planets in the cosmos is unimaginable, and, unless one has a religious reason to believe otherwise, seems obvious.
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Very nice pic and yes the universe is very diverse and vast and we yet know little
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The more we know, the more we realize how little we know, thanks, Ruqia!
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