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May 17, 2025  

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Earth orbit

Earth orbit

in a quiet voice
she read her plan
to brighten life and space.

she would swallow heaven,
one shooting star
at a time.
catch cross currents
on her tongue.

a billion brilliant years
of light,
cosmic secrets
spun silent and fast
as hope,

slipping between teeth
and lips, landing
in the heart.

Amanda Baker - on June 22 2008
I like this very much.
Norm - on June 22 2008

Thanks, Amanda.

The idea came from a shy, young girl in a poetry workshop I was doing a few years ago. She sat quietly for the longest time and then told of her plan to swallow shooting stars. I thanked her later for her gift, but I'm not sure she understood just what she had given me. 


Sinnaminsun - on June 24 2008
Nice:)
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