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Stars
The stars hang overhead,
Like a mobile draped over mankind's crib.
Sparkling firmament,
Each brighter than the last,
Each discovery steeping their lovely light,
In mystery of twisted lens.
Twinkle twinkle,
Burning ball of power and heat,
Intercosmic fuel warping the very fabric of space itself.
Arcing lazily 'round planetary parent,
Orbit lost in flaming trail and the bones of stars.
A dancing mobile of a thousand colors,
Of spectrums seen and unseen.
But in every childhood story,
There lurk monsters.
Black and gaping holes
Swallowing sun and moon.
Or stallions of flame and death,
Belching forth from the death of stars,
In brilliant wonders caught at dark of night.
Mankind's fingers are but inches away from brushing,
Even the smallest of these burning giants.
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Teenink really must hate me! >_< What I had wrote was:
Cross your fingers! No! Then you can't write! Anyway, nothing short of stellar. Maybe even Edgar Allen Poe competitive? Who am I to say...I am a bit biased. ;) Anyway, that gym seems to be pumping out more than just muscled baddies. You really should go there more often. ^_^
It decided to add it's own little editing. >_>
Thanks you for the comment Stars! I'm so happy that the poem could please, and I can assure you that I'm not going to be stopping anytime soon.
In fact, I'm headed off to the gym right now, where this poem was birthed. I have an idea as to how I want to try my hand at this poem again. Fingers crossed!
I wrote this while I was waiting for my mother to get out of the shower at the gym. I had an iPhone, and twenty minutes to burn. Combine that with a NASA shirt a pretty girl was wearing, and boom. You get this.
And the reason it's so swirly is because I was pacing back and forth in the lobby (getting strange looks from the staff because I was very animated while i talked to myself) and my gait was very wobbly and... swishy. Probably lended itself to the poem.
Anyways, thanks for the read U2.
im getting stars in my eyes, serously... it's really good
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