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"Sulfur Shores" by Carol Rose McFarlane

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'In the Era of Oceans the wreckage of continental collisons had driven up fresh mountains and opened deep sutures in the seabeds-all as patient backdrop to the frantic buzz of life's adjustments to these immense constraints. Species rose and died because of minute tinings of their genetic texts. And all hurried succession and passionate ferment was a drama played out before the gaze of humanity-which had it's own agenda.' --Arthur C. Clarke & Gregory Benford, Beyond the Fall of Night, 1936
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Can you hear the sunset,
Can you feel the currents,
Can you fly through mountains,
On a sulfur shore?

Can you drink the air?
Or eat the water on a star,
Where the plants are made of stone?
Maybe . . .
Just maybe . . .

If you were a creature of the stars,
You'd run through nebulae,
And dream of galaxies.

Copyright © 1999 Carol Rose McFarlane. All Rights Reserved

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10 Sep 1999:-) Andrea Nichole Walker
It's true.
13 Sep 199945 Rick Smith
Good tie with the quote above.
27 Sep 1999:-) Ruth Elizabeth Petroff
its seems that the comments are as short and to the point as the poem, so i'll try to keep the trend...ha! as if i can keep myself from rambling, ever...this is a gorgeous piece...really made me fly out there, among the stars...
2 Oct 199945 Dinah
Hello, Carol Rose! I enjoyed this one the best, perhaps, because it conveys your knowledge of Clarke. Keep up the good work!
20 Oct 199945 Adrien
wow! this is definatly one of the best poems i have read. loved the way it flowed and... just wow!
21 Oct 199945 Karli Shanklin
Intriguing questions...hmmmmm.... Hello! I'm a poet myself, though I haven't written any poetry for awhile...gotta do something about that...I like the imagery here. I feel like some huge being transfering my curious gaze from one planet to another looking for answers to my questions. That's a lot to pack into so few sentences. Well done, Well done....
30 Jan 2000:-) Tiffany J. Dunn
Oooh...I liked this. Had that kind of... *makes vague hand gestures, trying to get point across* You know..that feel to it. *shakes head* I liked it!
18 Feb 200045 Jevan Sinnock
Must.... read.... several times....
20 Feb 2000:-) Kitty A. H. van Oosten
Very nice, very dreamy. I don't know Clarke, but it's good with that quote. great!
3 Jul 2000:-) Esther SP. Buhrman
Oooh,I love the images in this one. They're so beautiful, sulfur shores, eating water from a star, dreaming galaxies. Trippy 2
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'Sulfur Shores':
 • Created by: :-) Carol Rose McFarlane
 • Copyright: ©Carol Rose McFarlane. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Galaxy, Moutain, Nebulae, Planet, Shore, Star, Stone, Sulfur
 • Categories: Extrateresstial, Alien Life Forms
 • Views: 925

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