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An Ode to Love-at-First Sight

an irregular ode of a 10th muse.

By Katherine D. GrahamPublished 4 years ago Updated 4 years ago 2 min read

Who is to say how the forces collide?

In truth, blind ignorance we cannot hide

under times fine sands,

where unique insight shifts into shared trite.

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Souls borrow bodies and make them their shrine.

They sense resonant heartbeats changing chime.

As the drum thrums thrust

dust in extremely low frequency light

these ELF have tendencies to make things fine.

Self, Earth and Cosmos meld in the divine.

Knowing logic rules,

the dice are rolled with a quick-handed sleight.

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Human existence and nature entwine.

Meteors at the Wolf moon howl and whine.

From Draco’s mouth fly

flaming pearls. Some hit an old Russian Reich

where a bronzed beggar and gentleman stood

near a nuclear warehouse in a wood.

Fireballs exploded

with a shock wave as great as dynamite.

Impact extinguished torch flames from within

leaving a stark world, defenceless and grim.

This rare encounter

was caused by a chance rogue asteroid's flight.

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Calculated differential equations

with singular nonlinear variations

can form a strong pull.

Did such draw my love cross ocean waves white?

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We know the heart connects gut to the mind

but the weak force is challenging to find.

Lightening flashes strike,

linking cosmos to blood's iron chained tight.

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One day, a sunspot flared an eruption

that caused an intense global disruption.

Did Zeus' gold font

consummate and impregnate love's first sight?

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A clock measures short blinks of the Earth's eye.

As sun light winks from the moon in the sky

weak changes occur

whence chaos creates a hidden night sprite.

Charged air can form legacy units perceived

in Roentgen Equivalent Man conceived

and born as a REM

that darting eyes view in sleep's messages bright.

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Who is to say how the forces collide?

In truth, blind ignorance we cannot hide

under times fine sands

where bright new insight just shifts it's design.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In dreams, an old woman told a story

of hero Perseus' call to glory.

Andromeda sinned.

He, her hubris,vanity, reassigned.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Star myths recount, physical beauty 's form

challenged beauty within and that caused storms.

Protecting others

more clearly defines beauty that's sublime.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The grey-haired woman said her death was near,

and queried if i might cocoon her dear.

Strange as it may sound,

a face appeared in morn's coffee grounds grime.

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Gypsy blood whispers are hard to silence.

They guide and often comply with science.

They help form great plans.

To accept augury, is it a crime?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What forces align? Is a destiny sealed?

Do dreams foretell past secrets once concealed?

I asked my beloved.

My love shrugged and said, 'it happens sometime'.

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About the Creator

Katherine D. Graham

My stories usually present facts, supported by science as we know it, that are often spoken of in myths. Both can help survival in an ever-changing world.

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