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The Night Sky

August 19, 2014
By ndj423 SILVER, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ndj423 SILVER, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Maybe writing a second person, present tense novel about a dead bumble bee slowly rotting in the grill of a VW Rabbit wasn't such a good idea."


Dark, vast, stretching into the past,

Goes on farther than we can see,

When planets explode with a fiery blast,

We’re safe on Earth, you and me.

 

In recent years, planets have gone,

Rock samples provide a direct link.

Throughout history, constellations were drawn,

The vastness of the universe makes everyone think.

 

I look up to the sky and dream,

Ponder about the stars that gleam,

When I get into bed,

They are watching over my head.

 

Peering through my window, I’m mesmerized, I stare,

What on Earth is out there?

Supernovas, planets, the occasional asteroids,

Aliens, bacteria, more humans, or androids?


The author's comments:

I originally wrote this for a contest to win a free iPad. No such luck, but hey, I got a poem out of it!


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on Aug. 25 2014 at 6:27 pm
Mikky_Ekko13 SILVER, Osseo, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"People may hate you for being different and not living by society's standards, but deep down, they wish they had the courage to do the same."

This is cool. Really makes ya wonder. Again, cool rhyming :D