Nature's Decay and Rebirth

Nature’s Decay and Rebirth 10-23-25 Flowers fade and decay through wintry hours waiting for rebirth.
Aster means star
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Nature’s Decay and Rebirth

Astral groans transcend fall gardens,
Aster stars decay in shock waves
Fresh petals turn to star flowers of straw 
Like impotent stardust.

Bathed in breath of frosty kisses
Like a cold celestial caress
Autumn’s stars wilt in twilight’s pregnant sighs  
Chrysalis’ for new life. 

Beating hearts of crumbling seed heads - 
Like the imploding red dwarf -
Release their nebulas of umber seeds
With interstellar pods.

On solar winds like shooting stars
These explorers seek for warm soil 
And nascent cosmos glide into deep space
Seeking rivers of stars

From clouds of frigid decay set free  
A stellar garden rises up
Aster galaxies freed from vernal wombs
To dazzle stargazers
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Hind Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lovely- and so passionate, as always
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
wow, this is a fantasti poem/response to the contest. I liked how you wove decay and rebirth with a 'celestial quality' Unique and beautiful Faving.
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