Gravitas

by Kevin T McEneaney

Our gravity cannot hold off the sun

which will consume every atom of Earth

in its attempt to prolong its own life….

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The sun’s beneficence is limited,

as its helium, hydrogen warms us,

producing breathtaking forests and fruits

sweet to the tip of your tantalized tongue

that wags fiction about the music of life.

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We are guests on this dizzying planet

where we spend our time guessing about life

which proliferates around us daily

with sunlight, rain showers, and intense snow.

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Sunrise offers the hope of a new day

where problems are transformed to solutions…