The Dish
by Julia Vaughan
The Moon landing, beamed back to the world
From The Dish, way back in 19-69
Parkes Radio Telescope
A telescope in a sheep paddock
Baz watched the Moon landing on TV
In Zimbabwe. School teachers’ lessons
Focussed on the science
The enormity. The achievement
Fascinating young Baz.
Dreamed of visiting The Dish
55 years later, a dream came true
Eyes teary
Watching it move, searching for pulsars
Extraordinary. Overwhelmed.
(Acknowledging the movie “The Dish”)
Julia Vaughan and her husband moved to Australia in 1989. She started writing poetry, after joining inspiring U3A Surf Coast (Australia) “I Just Don’t Get Poetry” classes. Poetry is her creative, whimsical, stress outlet. Amongst other things, Julia loves walking her Vizsla dogs, gardening, socialising with friends, and being curious.
Julia’s poems have appeared in :- Otoliths, Melbourne Culture Corner, Writing In A Woman’s Voice, Mad Swirl, Academy of the Heart and Mind, Ariel Chart, Bluepepper, Lothlorien, Consilience and Adelaide Literary Journal.