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I wrote The Triangulum Galaxy in response to Sadje’s What Do You See? #326 photo prompt. I hope you enjoy it—and the accompanying song. 🎶

The Triangulum Galaxy

2.7 Million Light Years Away

2.7 million light years away
How far‽ 
I hear you say
You’d need a fast car 
to get there in a day

Triangulum Galaxy
is a flocculent one
Is that different to the one near our sun?
I’m no expert—don’t ask me

It’s got stars of a reddy-pink hue
some patchy,
some blue…

I’d love to go there and have a good look
If you do—make sure you take a good book

It’ll take you a while to get there, you see
The Triangulum Galaxy
is out of reach of anyone’s grasp

I gasp! In tears,
Oh no, what a pity
I wanted to visit it out there in space,
I say, pulling sad face

You can take it from me
You will never arrive—
2.7 billion light years
is a long trip to survive

Forget the Triangulum Galaxy
pull up a chair
take a break—watch TV

What’s on?

Star Trek 
and 
The Final Frontier


—Lesley Scoble, February 2026

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Audio – The Triangulum Galaxy 🎶 Enjoy! 😁 🎶

THANK YOU
Thank you, Sadje, for your wonderful photo prompts. I’m so grateful.
And my thanks to you, the reader, for spending time with my poem and song.

What do you see # 326- 2nd February 2026