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opus: earth

by  Dave Morehouse

Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013
Word Count: 81
Summary: I know it's late in the game but I revised and added two stanzas this morning. My apologies. For the song of the earth challenge




REVISED

opus: earth

deep, deep within
miles below the surface we know
igneous fluids slurp
burble
liquescent fingernails
crevice claws
quartertones in Vulcan’s song

the flare barely noticed
at 93 million miles
EM waves
bombard, build
bow at the poles
auroras sing to dawn

isobars narrow
over the Pacific
shunt swells westward
peaceful shoreline waits
shush, shush



ORIGINAL-
magma opus

deep, deep within
miles below the surface we know
igneous fluids slurp
burble
liquescent fingers
crevice claws
quartertones in Vulcan’s song