one windy October night
long after the sun grew cold
somewhere out in distant space
at cross-quarter point of time
a gathering storm stumbled
upon the great Ghost Head Nebula
Comet Holmes tracked the moon
blazed a trail with dragon flames
the sky split with ghastly light
I prayed ET would phone
Prompt by 3WW, Phone, Stumbled and Windy
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Comet and Ghost Head
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I believe ET finally phoned home :)
That was delightful
I love it!
"The sky split with ghastly light."
Great line. Really fun and lively read. Very nice, as always.
~S
the combined powers of nature... kind of like a perfect storm in the heavens....
blazed a trail with dragon flames
Love that line. How very vibrant.
How beautiful, "I pray ET would phone"..you bring such beautful childhood memories, loved it.
Fun!
Laughing and having a fun Halloween.
Ghost Head Nebula is very beautiful.
Such a sweet treat, thank you.
Happy Halloween.
Sherry
What a great poem, Susan. Loved:
blazed a trail with dragon flames
and the ET line made me smile.
Beautiful images -- I really like the feeling of isolation and the vastness of the universe in this, with comet and nebula -- fantastic! Dragon flames are gorgeous, too. And the ending was a delightful and unexpected surprise! Amazing fractal, too.
:)
Beautiful imagery. I wish I was sky gazing on this clear night, with a laptop, a warm seater and an extra long chord, enjoying the vastness of your poem and keeping an eye out for ET. His parents must be concerned about him. As always, your poems are a delightful read.
Ha. Loved that punchline! :)
Mad Kane
Fab!
Too fun, especially the punch line.
LOL! ET phone home - that was an awkward word wasn't it. Lovely image of the storm and the nebula.
loved the way you brought it in for a landing...neverneverland...
Did he phone?
:D
Oh man, I cracked up when I read the ending. That was great :)
I now want to see that movie, of course.
Loved the first stanza and the line 'blazed a trail with dragon flames' but, it was the last line that won it for me. Keep up the good work.
Michelle
I liked the line about the storm stumbling on the Ghost Nebula. Fittingly spooky for Halloween.
Thanks for playing again this week. I think you win the award so far for best use of "phone" :)
nice job, loved the imagery.
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