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Published: 2013-08-26 02:04:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 922; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 0
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this is how I quantifyyour remove
from me: ladders of
cosmic distance,
angles of
inclination,
our minute
stellar parallax.
you, my standard candle,
pulsar heart,
the scale by which
I measure everything:
you creature of precision,
neutral but
so thoroughly magnetic:
you are bright and beautiful and
unaffected, and
I am left to ponder
the geometry
of longing
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You're very welcome.
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"our minute
stellar parallax."
i stopped and read that a few times, i absolutely love it.
this is wonderful, thank you.
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<3 thank you!
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You are welcome!
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Great space-diction. Β
Btw - did you mean
this is how I quantify
your removal
from me:Β
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thank you.
remove (noun):Β a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another.
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Interesting. I have never seen that word used as a noun. Β It sounds weird to me, but you are correct, per the dictionary.
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Tricky girl, making me learn things by way of poetry.
Wonderful work, by the by.
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ooooooh. love the terms you used in this. definitely enhances the poem.
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You're welcome!
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I am left to ponder
the geometryΒ
of longing
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wow. just wow.Β
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It's so interesting to see poets turning to science for their metaphors. It's great that t you keep the spirit of John Donne alive!
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I'm proud of myself for knowing all of those terms with the exception of the one in the title. :>
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I am constantly amazed by the sheer romantic mass you achieve with science/astronomy metaphors.Β Perhaps my favorite such poem, by you or anyone else.
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Coincidentally it kinda feels like a reply piece to a poem I posted a few hours ago, you should really check it out:
NGC 4438
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interesting--I like it!
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I keep thinking there should be a pun along the lines of "oh, you!" and "AU", but damned if I can perfect it...
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AU as in alternate universe?
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Astronomical Unit = average distance of Earth from Sun, used as a standard measurement in the solar system. Roughly 93 million miles or so.
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I knew that! that's what I get for reading so much fanfiction
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I don't remember where I learned it. All I can recall is that by fifth grade I knew it.
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