tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post8804810364942748677..comments2023-04-01T09:00:18.596-04:00Comments on A Poem A Day from the George Hail Library ~ Selected by Maria Horvath: Nature Assigns the SunGeorge Hail Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296359504047895036noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-23035464573710076422011-07-15T11:08:58.393-04:002011-07-15T11:08:58.393-04:00A poem from my star of a sister and a star to many...A poem from my star of a sister and a star to many in her orbit.<br />THE GREAT AHA<br />I am the remnant / of an ancient sun,/ a spilled star.<br />Now I feel the dust / of other ancient orbs / drift toward me.<br />I am the daughter / of an ancient lake / pulled to shore/ by unknowing net.<br />Left to dream in waves.<br />One wave returns,/ cup in hand.<br />I am the branch / of an ancient hawk/ blinded by greed/ and tied to a stake / of fear.<br />Now glims of light / flick dead skin/away.<br />I begin to comprehend. <br /><br /> Barbara Mangogna+2011<br /> August 4, 2002submitting Mary Vnoreply@blogger.com