Carl Sagan, Carl Sagan the planetary window to watch,
Like some blue moon’s old jingle for an off-the-peg tailor.
Born November nineteen thirty four, the ninth day notch,
Sagan astrophysicist, a high extraterrestrial intelligencer.
Man for all celestial-seasons, Venus, Jupiter, probing Mars,
Apex of Cornell University Laboratory for Planetary Studies,
His Cosmos television series ensnaring child astronomers,
Admired for his work, ethics, influence and all it embodies.
A far sighted stargazing mind, gatekeeper of the heavens,
You won Pullitzer prizes, Emmy, Peabody and Hugo awards
Pushed the Plough, Saptarishi constellation of the sevens
Oh but your Nuclear Winter, now sane minds go backwards.
McTiernan
