The Night Sky
By a102866
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In the night sky of floating
ice, burning rocks, emerges
a disk of pale quartz, lit
by halcyon sun lamp;
in the wings, floodlights-
glassy emanations of
white diamonds squeeze
from the charcoal mantle
twinkling hot flashes
of digested plasma;
on the dark perimeter,
hoary stalagmites with
strobe lights powered
by a solar battery
spin in their planetary orbits;
shooting across ethereal
bow, cannon balls- igneous
boulders of ice and dust
with fiery dragon tails
stream into the murky,
dark sea of oblivion
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This is lovely, some great
This is lovely, some great description.
My fella wanted to show me Jupiter last night but it was three in the morning and I couldn't even be bothered to fein interest. I've promised the next clear night, when I can keep my eyes open long enough to look through the scope, I'll give it proper attention. But I haven't a clue what I'm looking at.
Beautiful poem. I'll show it to him as a peace offering for my lack of interest last night.
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