This Pretty Planet

wearing a coat of

cotton candy clouds

over shining ocean blue

and verdant green.

This pretty planet

spinning toward the sun

from night bringing day.

This pretty planet,

blue marbled jewel in space.

We did not make it

and cannot stop it

from spelling out

our insignificance.

Our little plans and pains

and puffed up pride

our pretense of power.

All mean nothing

next to knowing

the One

Whose perfect eye

spun this

pretty planet

and wrapped it

in cotton candy clouds.

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth." -Gen. 1:1

"The earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein." -Ps. 24:1

Newly assembled montages of photos of earth from NASA are actually made up of satellite images put together by scientists over months of observation. (Photo: Barcroft USA) See more at Staff - Daily Mail, NASA

According to Aimee Herd's March 5, 2010 Daily Mail report, most of the images came from the space camera on board the satellite Terra, which orbits Earth from 435 miles above the planet's surface.

A NASA Goddard Space Flight Center spokesperson said, "These are spectacular 'blue marble' images, which show the beauty of our small planet."