To the Blue Marble Holders

Exquisite marble
swirling blue:

yours to keep
or roll tonight

our fragile earth
beseeching you

for mercy, love,
protection, light.

We're curious:
can you divine

entire worlds
fear your design?




To the Blue Marble Holders © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.

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30 words (prompt limit).  Image (person holding globe, looking at Earth) inspiration challenge prompt - link: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2792965-Brevity-Image-Prompt--632
Submitted: November 17, 2021









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