Poems from The Journey to Kailash III
Mike Allen / Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 / 5 Comments »
A Curtain of Stars
The needle repeats with imperfect persistence dotted thread lines, new meridians in cloth, stitches connections between constellations, binds warm lining to a curtain of stars; a seam that would only compliment the cloud-free night should it appear there suddenly crisscrossing the Milky Way. The spirits of the stars are with us tonight watching from the heart of the fire; sparks rise to the flue as you stitch a new cosmos together. |
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I love the last 3 lines. What a beautiful image.
Thanks, Christina!
Hi,
You’ve written a lovely poem. I stumbled upon it while searching for this photo. Where did you get/find it? It seems to have disappeared from the net. Do you know who designed it?
Thank you, Kiah! Alas, no. Looks like I got the image from Wikipedia.