stop for a second

look at this picture.
1.3 billion kilometers from Earth
Saturn backlit by the sun
launched nearly a decade ago
Cassini sends us stunning images
As beautiful as anything a mind can imagine
It is humbling to remember that gas giant has been there billions of years and will continue to long after life is but a echo.

But we humans can create
machines that explore the heavens
revealing such beauty

And if you look closely at the image
to the left of the planet, just inside of the ring
you may see a tiny dot
where everyone who has ever been has lived
calls home