Marbleous Monday: Source of Greatness

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THE SOURCE OF GREATNESS

For one fleeting moment
This icy cold morning
The marble casts a shadow
Much longer than itself

Blue fire sparks in its depths
A comet
Blazing a trail
Across the orange peel of kitchen counter

Then the winter sunrise
Is swallowed up by clouds

And once again
There is but
A small ball of glass.

5.12.2016

Author: AMOffenwanger

writer, editor, maker of things View all posts by AMOffenwanger

Linda says:

6 December 2016 at 10:27

Lovely poem! Whimsical and musical, but also makes you go hmmm.

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1. amo says:
  
  6 December 2016 at 16:12
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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Linda Claire Steager says:

2 January 2017 at 19:10

Beautiful! Made me think of Japanese Haiku.

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1. amo says:
  
  2 January 2017 at 19:14
  
  Thank you. Yes, I guess there’s a certain haikuishness about it.
  
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