Among his siblings Mercury is fast, <br />Compared to Neptune who is always last. <br />Venus is always extremely hot, <br />While life-supporting Earth has a comfortable spot. <br />Mars' surface is very rocky, <br />About his size Jupiter is cocky. <br />Saturn is always surrounded by his rings, <br />While Uranus is strange because of many things. <br /> <br />With each other the planets compete, <br />With the special things each of them keeps. <br />And each of them has compensation, <br />For something each has wanted since its creation. <br /> <br />Mercury's small size is compensated by his speed, <br />While Venus' poisonous atmosphere makes beauty her greed. <br />Earth may be a planet considered small, <br />Yet this blue and green marble sustains all. <br />Mars is much smaller than Earth, <br />But canyons and mountains are his mirth. <br />Although Jupiter may take years to orbit the Sun, <br />His large size gives him lots of fun. <br />Saturn is inferior to Jupiter in more than one way, <br />But his lovely rings and moons surround him and he feels okay. <br />Uranus feels odd, spinning on his side, <br />Around the Sun, he is compensated by a lazy ride. <br />Though Neptune is known for his furious tides, <br />At least he does not roll on his side. <br /> <br />The planets orbit one of many stars, <br />Like the center of a racing track circled by cars. <br />They circle a yellow star having lots of fun, <br />Their parent star known as the Sun.<br /><br />Rayna Loh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-solar-system-2/
