Gravitational Waves

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“Gravitational waves were detected on September 14, 2015 at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (09:51 UTC) by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory wave detectors.”—LIGO press release

when I entered your orbit
and you swept into mine
I gave a gravitational wave
which you returned and I received
without the help of lasers

now a billion years have passed
and here we are

black holes have come and gone
whose waves are rippling
through the universe still,
but give no light to gazers

by Jim Culleny
2/12/16