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October 1, 2023 by The Citron Review

by JM Huck

 

When neon
gas was discovered
in the 1800s
those stately
chemists marveled
at their Aurora Borealis
in a bottle.

Now Jupiter’s
north and south auroras
encase electric blue,
its smoke-like rings
revealed by infrared
to kiss
this runt moon.

 

Judi Mae “JM” Huck is currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada. She works in museum administration but has had many past lives. In collaboration with Sheila Navarro, she co-facilitates @WeWriteLV creative writing workshops, many of which are offered free to the community. JM can also be found volunteering at the College of Southern Nevada’s public planetarium, where she leads its “Space Crafts” STEAM program for school-aged children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025