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Often I Imagine the Earth
Often I imagine the earth
through the eyes of the atoms we’re made of—
atoms, peculiar
atoms everywhere—
no me, no you, no opinions,
no beginning, no middle, no end,
soaring together like those
ancient Chinese birds
hatched miraculously with only one wing,
helping each other fly home.
Source: Poetry (March 2010).
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Arts & Sciences, Sciences
POET’S REGION U.S., Midwestern
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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