Comet

Cosmic mystery trails the midnight sky,
you flare bright, dissolve without a trace;
we who witness you gaze up and sigh,
you leave a look of awe on every face.

Ghostly portent from the mists of time,
aglow with starkly silent icy light;
wonder that dances 'round reason and rhyme,
the stuff of dreams and fancy's fickle flight.

Dawn settles gently on the window sill,
displacing thoughts of stellar eccentricity;
but in our hearts and minds we ponder still 
this sacred, quiet electricity.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Harrington Avatar
May 29, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Beautifully done...Love it! Tanya
Palmer Avatar
May 29, 2012 at 5:07 AM
nicely written Keith
Carrillo Avatar
May 28, 2012 at 8:52 PM
A poem very well written. Thanks for sharing. Lucilla
Bauer Avatar
May 28, 2012 at 4:17 PM
how great that you rhymed "eccentricity" and "electricity!" i also love "fancy's fickle flight." whenever i read your poems, i find gems that absolutely amaze and delight me. thank you for that!
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