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And in the end.
Written by me. Criticism welcome.
And in the end
So many million years from now,
somewhere near a galaxy's edge,
an aging star expands,
turning worlds to atoms.
Vapour and dust become surf
on a red-hot solar wind,
surging through icy space
until they find gravity.
They are the atoms, friends,
of everything that ever
lived, breathed and bred
on this lovely Earth.
Mine, yours, the remains
of all we were, knew
loved and touched
on an interstellar safari.
Some will become dust
on a comet roaming free
or in an eccentric orbit
through the millenia.
Some will become water,
the drops in a rainbow
above a blue-green world
that has its life to come.
All will be a part
of something, somewhere
until the Universe slows down
to its final, eternal rest.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Breman on
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I like it very much, thanks for sharing!
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Permalink Reply by Annie Thomas on -
This is beautiful, Ian. I love how you avoided any mythological names and anthropomorphism, as I have seen in other poems on this subject. Your poem shows you really don't need those to illustrate the beauty of the universe. Well done. Any plans for the poem?
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Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on -
I like the distance and time scale.
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