Account of a Comet: Redacted Poem
William Herschel’s “Account of a Comet,” published in 1781 in Philosophical Transactions, redacted into a poem.
—tychogirl
Through binoculars / I leave my narrow world for / an ocean of stars.
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William Herschel’s “Account of a Comet,” published in 1781 in Philosophical Transactions, redacted into a poem.
tychogirl 
Reblogged this on Balanced On the Edge and commented:
Wonderful story of how this poet reclaimed her creative impulse after grad school burn out. Plus this redacted poem is lovely.