It came to me in a dream
light across the void.
Our lives mere moments
fragile fragments of time
thrust into the tumultuous tempest
of a vast and emerging eternity.
It came to me in a dream
light across the void.
©Alison Jean Hankinson
Credit: ESA/Hubble; European Space Agency, NASA, and J. Hester (Arizona State University)
This is for d’Verse, poetics where we were asked to use one of the images to look upwards.
LOVE this Alison! We chose the same photo. Bjorn pointed out to me that if you look at it closely, there is a shadow of a face in it – the profile! Love the circular coming back to the first two lines….and mention of the “tumultuous tempest of a vast and emerging eternity.” Well done!
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Thank you it was a lovely image, I saw the form too. X
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I think that we need all the hope we can get… like that light.
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I like the repetition in this. It’s almost as though you’re comforting yourself, say it often enough and it’ll be true.
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These photos are dreamlike, as is your poem–hope-filled and lovely.
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I liked the idea of light across the void coming in a dream.
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So very true this “Our lives mere moments”
In relation to time- our lives cand be described this way. Enjoyed it 😊
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Thankyou. XX
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😊
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What a beautiful ray of hope!
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thankyou. XX
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love this Alison – a vast and emerging eternity… and we, just fragile fragments… beautiful
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many thanks.
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Our lives mere moments in the grand scheme of the universe. A reminder that life is fragile and we need to enjoy the journey as much as we can. The repetition works well to reinforce the message.
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Than.kyou, sometimes it is useful to see beyond.
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Ours lives are truly mere moments. I love the repetition in your poem.
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Many thanks. XX
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I like the circular movement of this poem, Alison, like a planet orbiting.
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Thanks Kim. XXX
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Our lives are definitely mere moments. I love this!
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A beautiful choice and the words to go with it!
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I love the idea of light coming across the void. Well done, Alison!
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Wonderful, Alison. And much of that void (the physical one) is still a scientific mystery, which might turn out not as much a vacuum as we thought (dark matter). Perhaps that might be true likewise for the metaphysical void? Still, light shines through. Thank you for this hope.
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