A belt in the sky

Posted byPhillip Knight ScottPosted inPoemsTags:, , , ,

I can almost hear the rhapsody of stars
singing of a hunter whose belt
cinched tight holds the sky above

my head rests uneasy

a frosty mask dotted with stardust
remains of something once
significant, other matter occupies

my mind struggles starlorn

the universe is expanding, adding
infinity to forever & the song
is swallowed in the earth’s atmosphere

© 2021 | Phillip Knight Scott

Written for dVerse’s Poetics: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. I chose Starlorn: a sense of loneliness looking up at the night sky, feeling like a castaway in the middle of the ocean, whose currents are steadily carrying off all other castaways.

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Published by Phillip Knight Scott

My name is Phillip. I am a Tar Heel born and bred and watch every Yankees game I can. I'm still searching for my own TARDIS. My first novel, "The Alien in the Backseat," is available now! https://amzn.to/3oVCG77

31 thoughts on “A belt in the sky”

  5. This is absolutely stellar writing, Philip! 😀 I love; “a frosty mask dotted with stardust remains of something once
    significant, other matter occupies.”💝💝

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