robinbethschaer:

A POEM FOR EARTH DAY
Endangerment...



robinbethschaer:

A POEM FOR EARTH DAY

Endangerment Finding

Admit our sun is common, a Milky Way twin
to a hundred million more. Even its end

ordinary, no stellar explosion, it will snap
hydrogen to helium then cool to a dense core.

You squint skyward, still wanting the corona
of a bright god, the unconquered sun that chose us

to spin around. But there is no need for tributes
of maize and falcon wings while we burn

the oil of light left eons ago. You may ratify
the droughts and downpours, assign blame

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Published on April 22, 2016 11:15
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