Thursday, May 16, 2013

Moon Blindness


If we were all blind,
how would we know
about stars and the moon?

What other mysteries
would we explore instead?

What are we missing
even now because
we cannot see?

2 comments:

Dr. Mike said...


Scrabble

Only so many
Spaces for words to roost, black
Letters on a grave,

Each losing points, or
Gaining double, according
To where they align,

Wing spans bowed and cracked,
Wounded, yet learning lean sounds,
To affirm what’s left.

[Disposable Haiku May 17, 2013]
Dr. Mike

Dr. Mike said...


Moon Blindness

Here there’re no mirrors.
We know what we look like thanks
To other people.
*
Craters and rocks give
Distorted reflections. Still
Water shines light best.
*
Dust and red dust scorch
Lungs of forms like us, fossils
Asphyxiated.
*
From one teardrop, salt
Alone remains and reflects
Nothing without taste.
*
Mariners, guided
By stars, navigate through space,
Hoping to find life.

[Disposable Haiku May 17, 2013]
Dr. Mike