An Old Poem

For a creative writing class in high school...I apparently wrote a poem about an astronomical subject (surprise!). I do not know if it was my idea to keep the subject implicit or not- but it kinda works. I did this in May  of 1989 (according to my paper), I was 16. 

Incandescent Sun shines on desolate terrain
From millions of miles casting shadows on the plain
Jagged mountains and rolling hills
Bottomless pits which nothing fills
Marked and marred with fissures and faults
Stressed and strained unlocking monstrous vaults
Ring-shaped mountain, magnificent sight
Serrated walls with broken pieces of light
Seas and oceans scattered all around
But not a drop of water to be found
Dust and debris on a flattish floor
Meteorite impacts from which lava did pour
Rising Sun makes temperature jump with leaps and bounds
From absolute freezing to almost enkindling ground
No breeze nor sound to be felt or heard
No hint of air to be stirred
The force of gravity in this intriguing place
Nearly nonexistent far out there in outer space
Even when the Sun is high
Stars shine 'gainst the ebony night sky
Skyward now look and see
SIlent clouds of stars floating through infinity
A galactic vantage from which to view
All the Universe in its infinitude
The stars never twinkle and very slowly move
This place is empty, static, never to improve
The vigorous landscape but in all aspects dead
Unchanged for billions of years, that was until visited
The footprints remain, the flag still stands
But until another development, doubtfully graced by Americans
The Sun now sets as in days past
And ash-colored glare begins to fade fast 
But behold! Do not despair
There is still beauty even without air
For to the West a glow doth appear
To cast away all timidity and fear
A great sapphire slowly rises and brightens
It throws a bluish tint upon the ground it enlightens
It is Earth! which rises in the lunar sky
Moon barren, secluded, and mysterious place
But on Earth it does beautify
Earth's eternal and perpetual champion for all time and space. 

So... this was just one of the things I came across in my recent cleaning of stuff. It seems like I needed to make couplets... quite a few of them apparently! I did receive an A+ . :)