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Open Poetry #11

a universe to share

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

0 posted 2000-12-09 04:23 PM

you can braid your hair with the stars -- use the gases as heat rollers
(but those are so passé, the sun confides in you)
the sun? ah! I thought you died last night.
no, that was the moon, and its saddest song.

Take a sip of the milky way while you're at it, my friend.
just reach into those stars like cotton candy, swirled
galaxies and enjoy the flavor of sugar rock sky.

Sit back, after that, and gravitate toward your galaxy.
Careful for the black holes -- are you going to fix those already?
They are beautiful, strangely empty eyes, unblinking, seeing through
to what, exactly?

Read a planet, or plan to read it.
The surface storm or sky color paint
which makes the sugar rock sky blurry and faint.
Do you understand, you ask the moon?
I cannot respond, for I'm not born, the rock said back.

What's left but the music of pulsars? Their radio, quasi-quasar noise.
I'm not sure either. But god's universe has all the toys.

Kit McCallum

Administrator

Member Laureate

since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

1 posted 2000-12-09 04:29 PM

What a wonderful gathering of celestial toys Mike! Wonderful imagery you've painted in this cosmic delight, nicely done!

Best wishes,
/Kit

7
Member

since 2000-04-26

Posts 113
Amherst, MA, USA

2 posted 2000-12-09 06:27 PM

I love I love I love...

"the sun? ah! I thought you died last night."

"Careful for the black holes -- are you going to fix those already?"

"Do you understand, you ask the moon?
I cannot respond, for I'm not born, the rock said back."

I wish I could say something profound in return.

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

3 posted 2000-12-09 07:46 PM

yes, all of the toys and no batteries needed

"Always be a first rate version of your self instead of a second rate version
of someone else." Marilyn Monroe

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

4 posted 2000-12-10 02:45 AM

Kit, thank you.

7, that's okay. I appreciate it.

I.R. Huh?

j/k

Mike

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