When Galaxies Collide
Immense, colliding galaxies unleash
The most powerful forces in the universe.
The apocalyptic phenomenon
Rips space and distorts time.
Primordial star systems stretch, huge worlds dissolve
As luminescent, fiery suns explode.
The terminal clash races at the speed of light
While it is simultaneously deathly slow.
A star birthing drama
That is both destroyer and creator.
The galaxies inescapably embrace
Like two sad lives tearing at each other.
Benign gravity roils the cosmos
And generates unfathomable energy.
A tumultuous silent struggle
That consumes vibrant civilizations.
Even with thousands of years of warning,
There is no escape. Nowhere to
hide.
Millions of light years away, the distant battle
becomes a tiny light show.
The disemboweling dance is
A case study for curious astronomers.
It entrances amateur photographers crouched safely
In dark Summer fields in a minor spiral of the Milky Way.
A long way for light and insight to travel
to announce that we too shall pass.
Bill Diamond
After working in environmental
protection, Bill Diamond now lives in Colorado. The Rocky Mountains are both an
inspiration and a distraction. His work has been published in a number of
journals, including, The MacGuffin, Windmill, and The World of Myths. He writes
to try and figure it all out.
Science in poetry, yes, we want more. This one made you think and appreciate the cosmos in all its glory.
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