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a lightless void of soundless vacuum
spinning masses of revolving orbs
hurtling fragments in crystalline vapors
molten cores
mingled gasses
dead husks
black holes
magnetic icefalls
plasma rain
liquid lightening
solid clouds
attractions and repulsions
of precarious fragility
a frozen dance of chaos
on the tentative edge of balance
unfounded fear
unquenchable wonder
unrealized dreams
ultimate frontier
relativity’s fabric
tangled in the cloth of time
reality’s illusion
set in fantasy’s foundation
ceaseless hope
endless adventure
unexpected catastrophe
boundless courage
humankind’s triumph and sad folly
the seductive promise of the future
our salvation
infinity’s threshold
the eternal question
the elusive answer
the everlasting bastion
of never-ending truth
a longing call
a constant listening
a driving force
a reason why
fountainhead of myths
spark of religions
and other superstitions
home of the gods
magnificent obscurity
a source of mystery
font of knowledge
cause of fiction
the unknown of the unknowable
nothingness absolute
the billions and the billions
ever expanding everything
…space is
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Amazing Poem. Love it. Really captures the unfathomable 🙂 Ingeborg.
The unlimited scope of our dreams sums it up for me. Fascinating stuff and right up my street.
I feel very small…
I like how your short lines and concise images are a reverse reflection of the topic. Awesome imagery.
Beyond comprehension, Rob. Space, that is, not your poem!
mm this makes me think of
the lonely bark of an orbiting dog
A lot of cool imagery here. Also love the pic at the top.
Everything you said. And more. Because we can hardly say everything, only what we know. Which is a lot less than what we don’t know.
I especially loved this couplet:
“a frozen dance of chaos
on the tentative edge of balance”
And the artwork is fantastic!
Your poem uses so many precise and evocative images to suggest the vastness of space!