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Lone Star

Lone Star

A poem that's one of those 'just write and see if you hit a spark that catches fire' and boy did it!

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Daniel Henderson
Jan 10, 2025
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Within the full moon's flame
craving during the pitch of dawn
is a lone star anchoring the light
in the sky's eye. It flickers faster
than the afterimages of dragonfly
wings after crashing into spider silk.
Morse Code, written in stardust
and well-intentioned across light
years, pings the SOS message
carved by memory's ha…

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