Dancing Echoes

Beats Stumbling Around in Silence


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C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Under skies of Neanderthal
There once was a green icy ball
Now it’s come back around
50,000 years bound
This week is the comet’s last call

Don’t miss this opportunity…

In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #339: Missed Opportunity


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Landscape of a Land Crab

There once was a land crab named Bligh
Who’s demeanor was naturally shy
He would hide in his hole
Acting more like a mole
Than a cantankerously snappish guy

In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #322: Landscapes.


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Chaos

I am not a fan
Of this growing old
The chaos in my cells
Little girl inside
Old woman outside
The aches and pains
Of an uncooperative body
While my mind still runs through meadows
Memories of 60 years like yesterday
To a time where aging was as futuristic as star travel
“I can’t wait to grow up…”
I am running out of time
“When I am an adult I will…”
There is so much left I want to do
When will I be an adult?
Whispers, “When I am ashes

In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #275: Chaos