Little Blue Marble

little blue marble
of everything i've ever known
often words can garble
how little we really own
it's like a speck of dust
a fire deep beneath its crust

Inspired by image #2
Second place in the "make it six" poetry contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
October 19, 2019 at 11:08 PM
Delightful, Astrid.
May Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Very nicely rendered Astrid, Congrats on your win
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