Property of Light--a Poem
A sci(na)ku tanka
Property of Light
wave
or particle
property of light
incorrect conclusions
humans
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This is a sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
1 word / 2 words / 3 words / 2 words / 1 word
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Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.
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The following poems are my most popular on Vocal in December 2021.
Some of them surprised me, but a few did not.
Let me know what you think.
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Maps of Space
The Manual Lied
Living Domes
Light to Light
Martian Rover
And this story surprised me. It is not a poem, but it created the greatest number of reads in December 2021.
About the Creator
Roxanne Barbour
I have been reading science fiction since the age of eleven when I discovered 'Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars'. AN ALIEN COLLECTIVE, AN ALIEN CONFLUENCE, SACRED TRUST, REVOLUTIONS, ALIEN INNKEEPER, ALIEN INNKEEPER ON PARTICLE, KAIKU.
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