Our Amazing Solar System

Christine Ramsay on Oct 2, 2010

Tags: atoms, northpole, planets, Solar System, space, sun

Some facts which may help with remembering the order of the planets.

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Nine planets in our solar system

Travel in orbits circling the sun,

Which sits in the middle observing them all

But knowing it can never be outdone.

First comes Mercury which is really quite small

And is covered with craters and rock.

It even has ice at its north pole

Which seems strange since it’s ever so hot.

The second planet is rocky Venus

It’s covered with a yellowish cloud

Made of a poison very like sulphuric acid,

And of its brightness it’s ever so proud.

Then very close in size to Venus

Supporting life and similar in girth,

Comes along our favourite planet

Yes, you’ve guessed it, Planet Earth.

Mars, the Red Planet comes fourth.

It suffers from vast storms of dust.

It has moons, known as Phobos and Deimos

And it looks like it may even combust.

Jupiter, the fifth is the largest by far.

Of moons it has quite a lot,

And of course it is also famous

For its huge and swirling red spot.

Next come Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Their initial letters spell the word SUN.

If you remember that’s their order

Then half of the memory battle’s won.

Finally comes the dwarf planet, Pluto

With an atmosphere and moons of its own.

No longer regarded as a planet

As so little about it is known.

So these are our nine so called planets

Formed out of recycled atoms in space,

All drawn together by gravity

And something we’ll never replace.

Christine Ramsay 2.10.10

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Adelnica Amor R. Izon on Oct 2, 2010
this is very educational!
Saurav Banerjee on Oct 2, 2010
Excellent Share. Loved it.
wonder on Oct 2, 2010
A brilliant piece!
shivedi on Oct 2, 2010
Nice Post I Like It
Freedom Rising on Oct 2, 2010
Hey Christine. Really nice flow to this. I like the way you cram so much information into a small space but without it feeling like overload. Quite a skill. The SUN acronym I am sure will come in handy at some point.
Phoenix Montoya on Oct 2, 2010
So ethereal. A very lovely poem ma’am.
drelayaraja on Oct 2, 2010
Very nice share.. lovely lines..
Noeal V on Oct 2, 2010
Wow!! Awesome Lines.
Jimmy Shilaho on Oct 2, 2010
This would make a simpler way of memorizing solar system facts. You really can write poetry on anything.
ronthoughts on Oct 2, 2010
I agree with Jimmy, you can write poetry about anything. Poetry in Astronomy, thumbs up Christine.
yes me on Oct 2, 2010
That was a good share Christine, a typical teacher trick with the S.U.N. great stuff cheers
CHAN LEE PENG on Oct 2, 2010
You are right! Our solar system is a great WONDER!
Starpisces on Oct 2, 2010
wonderful Christine, you wrote it so well, not only it’s a poem, but information gained here..
Nice… the planets, stars…can you see Star Pisces? Haha.
LoveDoctor on Oct 2, 2010
This is very creative. I love it.
Ramalingam on Oct 2, 2010
A very good compilation encompassing all planets and it is easy to remember all of them too, especially the SUN.Thanks for sharing.
Que serasera on Oct 2, 2010
Equally amazing is they way you compose words and lines and tell your story!! Thanks Ms Ramsay for this wonderful poem. Now I will remember thet its Saturn and then Uranus and then Neptune. I used to get mixed up here always. Not now.
thresiapaulose on Oct 2, 2010
nice, Christine
GodsGrace on Oct 2, 2010
Nice Poem
V rank on Oct 2, 2010
amazing… good job Christine…
Kaye TM on Oct 2, 2010
nice one!
ishinimrod on Oct 2, 2010
This is great! Thanks for sharing..
Jenny Heart on Oct 2, 2010
Brlliant indeed!
PR Mace on Oct 2, 2010
Fun and educational piece. I just love to read your works, they are so much fun.
Adrn0919 on Oct 2, 2010
Excellent writing.
Guy Hogan on Oct 2, 2010
A very imaginative poem. And yes the solar system is amazing. We humans are just tiny specks and we think we are the center of everything.
Pam Stushnoff on Oct 2, 2010
Very clever. I liked that.
Raj the Tora on Oct 2, 2010
Amazing travel through our solar system. Great share indeed. Even if Pluto’s planet status is debatable, loved it
My World on Oct 2, 2010
Nice post………

thanks for share.
jamesrcoffey on Oct 2, 2010
Sorry to have lost Pluto! Nice article!
krrymarie on Oct 2, 2010
Great work!
jimbob1 on Oct 2, 2010
CR…Are you reverting back to your days in the classroom? You make learning so much fun…this is really quite ingenious and the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is something I never could figure out or remember…I could always remember Earth…third rock from the sun! Anyway this is just another of your wonderful works of word art…well done…I just can’t believe that only half the people voted – WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? VOTE…Oh, sorry for the rant!!!
jimbob1 on Oct 2, 2010
CR…Are you reverting back to your days in the classroom? You make learning so much fun…this is really quite ingenious and the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is something I never could figure out or remember…I could always remember Earth…third rock from the sun! Anyway this is just another of your wonderful works of word art…well done…I just can\\\’t believe that only half the people voted – WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? VOTE…Oh, sorry for the rant!!!

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Atanacio on Oct 2, 2010
I still very much enjoy your entries
JoeLopy on Oct 2, 2010
Brilliant entry.
SuperMember on Oct 2, 2010
great share!
Val Mills on Oct 2, 2010
Well Christine, if I ever have to teach the solar system to a class again, I know where to find your wonderful resource. Good work!
johnnydod on Oct 3, 2010
Nice one Christine very clever piece..
Ruby Hawk on Oct 3, 2010
Christine, that’s wonderful, I’m copying it out for my granddaughter. That’s perfect to help her remember the nine planets.
Christine Ramsay on Oct 3, 2010
Thanks everyone. I hoped it might help some people remember their planets.

Christine
Mr Ghaz on Oct 3, 2010
great share as always..loved it
Brewed Coffee on Oct 3, 2010
Am always fascinated by the planets. I enjoyed reading this. Made me remember the lessons as well.
Poetic Enigma on Oct 4, 2010
I really like this poem, very well composed. I think it could be a great way to remember more about the planets (:
papaleng on Oct 5, 2010
Thanks for the Science lesson done the poetic way.
sandcastle on Oct 5, 2010
Great share . I always love when you share so much knowledge in your poems!
R.Laws on Oct 5, 2010
Wow! I remember my favorite Science teacher in you. I like your poems!
BriannaMorgan on Oct 8, 2010
What a really nice poem and a great way to remember the order of the planets, I wish I had this when I was in school.

Christine are you a teacher?
ChristineRose on Oct 9, 2010
I love astronomy so much, and so I think this is my favorite poem that you’ve written! I love it .
Melody SJAL on Oct 10, 2010
Very enjoyable, thanks.
J M Lennox on Oct 10, 2010
You are so talented. You created a rhyme to remember the solar system by. This should be published for schools. And I absolutely love that picture.
S J Dickens on Oct 11, 2010
Thank you so much.
My kids would surely love memorizing it.
Shalom.
miraj on Oct 12, 2010
Wow I’m envious of the idea,

that was extremely well presented,and is worth reciting.
T. S. GARP on Oct 15, 2010
Fantastic! Clever and precise, this poem sounds so right! Great poetry! Christine! Really loved it!
revivor on Oct 16, 2010
very clever!! An educational ditty – is there a book in there? A simple, poetic approach to science?
mark ramsay on Oct 22, 2010
I shall remember the SUN thing from now on. Very educational.
Ukrainian on Oct 23, 2010
This poem should be definitely in text books. Children would love it! And I love it too!
Jacques Berkeley on Dec 6, 2011
Excellent!

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