A National Geographic Song

A Poem by T. R. Phillips

oceans

surround the island

a comet, tail dangle

orbits a receding body of remembering

so leaving

the native

his deep darker imperceptibly

listens - dart curare to find

a monkey's heart - tail dangle

slow dying

dyspeptic crater

white on top

cranes preening

oceans vast

surround the tiny island

neutron

left home prematurely

family destroyed

thus precipitating a crisis in the neighborhood

mass hot brief tears

oceans vast implacable

surround the tiny island of Hate.

Tradewinds blowing

ballast lolling

hands laughing

© 2012 T. R. Phillips

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Added on December 11, 2012
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Tags: comet, native, tiny island, neutron, oceans, ballast, lolling, deep dark
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T. R. Phillips

Shreveport, LA

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Amateur and occasional writer and professional musician. Clarinetist for the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra since 1990. Part-time adjunct instructor of clarinet at Centenary College, and I live in Sh.. more..

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