Islands of wonder
Like a broken string of pearls
Scattered in velvet
Glorious artwork
These worlds that are not our own
Sculpted by nature
Interstellar space,
Nebulas coalescing
That will form new stars
Stars die, are reborn,
The Phoenix rising always
From its own ashes
The cycle of life,
Played out on a macro scale,
To the end of time
Every one of us,
Individual artworks,
From those selfsame stars
No matter which pearl
Of our endless universe
Has given us life
We are all but one
In communion with stardust
Why can’t we see that?
You can hear me read this and three other new poems at https://youtu.be/Fy5UfJJ8vOI
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020 at 5:46 PM UTC
Islands of wonder
Like a broken string of pearls
Scattered in velvet
Glorious artwork
These worlds that are not our own
Sculpted by nature
Interstellar space,
Nebulas coalescing
That will form new stars
Stars die, are reborn,
The Phoenix rising always
From its own ashes
The cycle of life,
Played out on a macro scale,
To the end of time
Every one of us,
Individual artworks,
From those selfsame stars
No matter which pearl
Of our endless universe
Has given us life
We are all but one
In communion with stardust
Why can’t we see that?
You can hear me read this and three other new poems at https://youtu.be/Fy5UfJJ8vOI
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