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Where the Ocean Kneels

Inspired by the 2024 U.S. "Cosmic Cliffs" stamp (Scott #5828), featuring a James Webb Space Telescope image of the Carina Nebula.

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                                   s  cling to her curves,
Grains of time d i s s o l v i n g into umber skin.
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A midnight-blue tide, sealed by the tinted side of m        n
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Yearns to edge closer, to caress her ankles ~
For the ocean itself is enamoured by her magnetic pull.

Smouldering warmth envelops her ~ sharp as volcanic glass,
Caught between waves and e r u p t i n g sea beds,
Bringing forth hidden treasures; from chaos, brilliance arises.

Constellations f a l t e r beneath her gaze,
Stardust suspends mid-spiral to listen for her honeyed voice.

She is carved from molten hymns and the clay of restless ancestors.
She roams like a myth through the plane of existence,
Every besieged f o o t p r i n t leaves the earth a little more awoken.

Copyright © Billie Jama

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