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Prompted Poem: Clouds

By Jacob ShermanPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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Prompted Poem: Clouds
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Who would win —

an ancient, gargantuan sphere

of molten plasma

whose cancerous coronal countenance

threatens, tirelessly, to fry us all,

or

one white, fluffy boy?

An atmosphere of grace,

an unseen aegis, so near to

unbreathable toxicity.

By happenstance, it forms a filter

through which even wilting, endless nothingness

and unrelenting celestial fire

turn to beauty — indeed, to sustenance.

Were it a tree,

its fruits would be

these very paragons of softness

who come bearing water, shelter and spectacle.

A planet humbly extends amnesty

to that grim, uncaring soul receptacle

of a universe,

and turns the other cheek

to smile upon new life.

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About the Creator

Jacob Sherman

The desire to read, and perhaps to write, should be cultivated and nurtured with care throughout every stage of life. For my part I will inject what strangeness and truth that I can into our written history. Expect no constants but honesty.

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  • Brenton Fabout a year ago

    you truly have the ability to shape and hone your lines with a deadly appeal! one white fluffily boy - love it!

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