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Philosophy 101
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced 
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Philosophy 101 Some folks believe in the cosmos they believe in true love and destiny so I thought I'd test my philosophy and bought a glow-in-the-dark galaxy. All different-sized stars, shooting stars, little moons, comets, Earth, and Mars and I pasted them up one by one hundreds and hundreds till I was done. A hundred-watt bulb for each socket on for a minute then off real quick leaped to the bed fast as a rocket and there the midnight sky lay thick. Then for a fleeting moment I'd swear the stars twinkled and the moon winked at me and if the fan was on to blow the air I'd mistake it for a breeze coming in off the sea. Lying still, my creation heavy on my eyes the arrival of the hour brings essence of dawn Centaurus and Orion meet certain demise from luminescent to blindly opaque, then gone. So from this I can draw only one conclusion "destiny" interpreted means inevitable decay and love is merely a concocted illusion partakes a fleeting moment, then quietly fades away. |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Oh, I so love this one. It is a keeper for sure! xoxoxo aziza |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
I know what this looks like , my son has stars moon and commets on his ceiling Hope |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 thanks ladies |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
my grandson pasted those on the wall in my spare bedroom...I reconized the big dipper. As for love and the cosmos, we are very limited in our perceptions of both.But it is a wonderful write with a little twist of scepticism at the end. ~ Klassy  |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"and love is merely a concocted illusion partakes a fleeting moment, then quietly fades away" only sometimes Dixie... sometimes love will live on your ceiling forever and still sparkle and glow I am so taken with your poem |
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