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Cosmic Playthings

a surrealist game

By R.C. TaylorPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Top Story - August 2024
Cosmic Playthings
Photo by Pete Godfrey on Unsplash

Saturn’s rings adorn my left hand, while in my right,

I have other planets rolling around

like marbles, and with a flick I wait for collisions,

every burst scattering stardust into

nebulas while new planets

come into being as if washed ashore by stars and

even the cow jumping over the moon stops in awe.

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This poem is an entry to Vocal's acrostic challenge:

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About the Creator

R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

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  • Joshua Riveraabout a year ago

    A cosmic dance of creation and destruction, where planets collide and stardust births new worlds, capturing wonder in every flick.

  • Testabout a year ago

    Excellent piece.

  • Marilyn Gloverabout a year ago

    Congratulations on top story. This acrostic is absolutely beautiful. I am not on here much due to a very busy job, but I am so happy I had a chance to read your entry.

  • Beautiful

  • Hannah Mooreabout a year ago

    A gargantuan epic in a little trifle.

  • Silver Dauxabout a year ago

    Absolutely amazing writing. Loved this and congrats on the Top Story!

  • Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago

    I love the imagery of Saturns rings being actual rings

  • Savannah K. Wilsonabout a year ago

    So good! Loved every word! Amazing work as usual! 🩷

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a year ago

    The cosmic imagery really evokes the majesty of silence. Referencing Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile", this could be "Cosmic Chile". We grew from chopping down mountains to playing with the stars. Well-wrought!

  • Andrea Corwin about a year ago

    The ending … wow!! Visual and visceral❣️

  • Melissa Ingoldsbyabout a year ago

    Gorgeous and ethereal

  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Very dreamy! Loved it!!!

  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    Love the surrealistic, abstract aspects of your poem.

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