this planet
gravity alone
something awesome
isn't it
what about
erupting volcanoes
those deep cold seas
often frigid
sometimes boiling  
isn't it
all those
you's and me's
what is rigid
those moiling shows
lava rearranging
corruption and trolls
contagion and flooding
what a muddy existence
resistance is futile
this planet's tango style
carnal infringment
our stingy human mode
retail without fail
consistency and brooding
every blessed mood
each taunting full moon
if the earth
were something frail
wouldn't the sun
let us know
what about this glory
our storied planet
what it's worth
spinning through lethal heaven
etheric rotation alone
in that revelatory motion
even if the moon fell
out of cosmic sync
even if the oceans
dried up to muck and silt
would planet earth
lose its sacred tilt
only heaven knows
so even though
super storms blow
if every volcano erupted now
earthquakes shaking
bitter us
to the bone
even if
forests and water
suddenly disappear
remaking this
blue planet
turning the sky
into a toxic smear
planet earth
will revolve
evolve around
that precious sun
until that vicious orb
goes disruptive nova
corrupting surly planets
burly ways with curled tongues
flicking sure reality
licking earthly life
planet earth
in all its glory
some tiny speck
truly but a prick of life
sticks and stones
such a hectic
universal story
all those coins
God threw
into creation's fountain
all that atomic novel
those phonic creative wishes
correction and resurrection
ascending ethereal mountains
surreal canyons bordered by descension
all those birds and fishes
in kind
reminding us
planet earth
memories of love
mirrored in light
reflecting inspiration
remembering
cosmic invention
understanding
what is wrong
and what is right

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