All the Glory Or None of the Beauty

by Jaymi Lynn   Aug 13, 2013


I'd soon slumber 'neath stars,
Basking within the ambiance of the moon
'Fore surrendering to treacherous rays of sunlight
That char my bones and leaves me blind.
What am I to do with hollow eyes?

Eyes that have set gaze upon dark skies
Rippling with the clash of Hercules' muscles;
Settling, once more, with beauty that of Andromeda,
But compared not to the eternal flame
Of the everlasting Milky Way.

I've often found myself cowering behind planets
In high hopes to avoid the frightful reign of day,
And so to the comets I clinged;
But to love the immortal outskirts of the Earth
Is to love it's every being....

So how could I ever mask myself from such a thing?

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  • 11 years ago

    by JaneDoeWrites

    I am a HUGE lover of astronomy so this poem appealed to me in specific ways. This write is beyond amazing, it humbles you.

    "But to love the immortal outskirts of the Earth
    Is to love it's every being....

    So how could I ever mask myself from such a thing?"

    Favorite lines. To me it's speaking of the love of an unfathomably large universe that lies just at the outskirts of our Earth, right at our doorstep. We just have to look out...

    Loved this so much. Favorited.

    • 11 years ago

      by Jaymi Lynn

      Thanks... I'm a fan of the celestial theme too!

  • 11 years ago

    by dindee

    Woohhhhhhhhh...
    first thought...i wont read this...coz of "stars" lol...it could be a boring...

    second glance..i saw the word "basking"..it makes me ("what?") hahaha..

    third thought.."read it..it could be interesting"..

    and...charaann....really BOOM!

    Mythology and astronomical bodies.....wow!!
    it really collides...

    Great great..penned...

    Godbless..

    • 11 years ago

      by Jaymi Lynn

      The best comment I've received on this site, dear friend... Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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