The howl of the moon
The depth of the sun
The universe spreads above
With stars falling
Falling
Like a broken heart's tears
The darkness writhes
The sunshine, blinding
All that's left of the world
Is stone crumbling
Crumbling
Into the desert waste
Submitted: August 17, 2012
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Wow, Jett, this one is really deep. The tortured moon seems to be losing its battle against the ever-encroaching light; those stars that fall like tears evoke a sense of sadness about it all. Then the sun takes over completely and scorches everything that remains. Very hot.
That last line brought to mind the baked sands--and deteriorating monuments--of Egypt. Could that be a parable for humanity?
interesting poem. i love the lines where stars fall from above and you imaginated as tears. great it is.... wonderful poem
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I'm totally upset and frustrated, how do you get spaces in the story? Mine come out in big giant blocks! BTW I loooove your poem it's so descriptive
Fri, August 17th, 2012 4:24amAuthor
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Thanks for the comment! I got spaces in this particular poem because I typed it up in Booksie, and it does that automatically. If you're writing it in a word processor, you can go to "format" and change the line spacing to double, but I don't know how well that transfers to Booksie unless you use Microsoft Word. If you just want spaces between paragraphs, you can hit "enter" twice. I hope that helps!
Fri, August 17th, 2012 8:08pm