All We Need

Gold cherry

By catherine poarch

Tue, 05 Jul 2016
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What if we could sail the Star Road,

plunder darkness,

cruise through galaxies,

as bright as coral reefs,

and with our gold and silver tickets

find those planets

ready to be picked?

 

What if we can’t,

but this

and now

and this small hand,

reaching across the man-made,

bitter, lines of countries

all we need?

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by london_calling79 on

We have what we have. Let's make the best of it. Wonderful sense of expanse collapsing into the claustrophobic.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

nicely concise. Lovely to imagine, as a child, the beauties to be viewed and marvelled at in a spaceship. But returning emphasises the wonder of the provivions 'just right' on our earth, despite the present problems of disease and weeds – and the problems of imperfections of its occupants, self included! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by tcook on

An excellent poem that says so much about what's going on right now.

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Submitted by celticman on

the distances are immense, mankind's substance too dense. 

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Thanks Celticman. Sounds like a quote. Hope your book is doing well.

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Big surprise! And thank you. Thanks for the lovely comments. I know I'm one of the imperfects too, Rhiannon!  smiley

 

Submitted by Ewan on

Indeed. What is between these lines is as vast and deep as space itself. Fantastic, layered and succinct. Well done.

regards

Ewan

Author Page at the 'Zon
 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Thank you, Ewan, kind words. I'm thinking that giant leap for mankind needs to be a little closer to home.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Brilliant pick!

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Thank you Insert.  Made my day, actually. smiley