life spills out
into uncontrolled
spaces—still
mystery,
still yearning for parallel
growth, revelation—
who and where
do we think we are?
tiny ex
plosions look
ing for intersecting lines
that collide and cross,
waving brains
tides hands energy
electric
magnetic–
mapping the unseen
with disturbances,
promises
of what could have been–
had lighyears
been compressed
into overlapping sounds—each
a mirrored reply
Marcy Erb’s prompt for the Kick-About #11 was the planet Trappist 1e, an earth-sized planet orbiting the Trappist-1 dwarf star 40 light years from Earth. What makes it special? Scientists believe it is potentially habitable.
But not the entire planet–“there would be only a sliver of habitability”–as the planet does not itself rotate–one side is always facing towards the sun, and the other side is always in darkness. The habitable area is called the teminator line, or in more familiar terms, the twilight zone, as it is always stranded between the darkness and the light.
The idea of a sliver of habitability seems relevant to the current situation on earth–the balance of the ecosystem is delicate, and we are narrowing that sliver day by day. My two mandalas represent my idea of Trappist 1e and the waves of exploration and communication we are sending out in the hopes of finding another blue and green island in the vast dark cosmic sea.
This is deep and thought inducing K🧡
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Jude. The cosmos is like that!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love that idea! Such a great idea for a story, the tideline between life and death.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Go for it! I’m sure you would make a good job of it.
LikeLike
I’ll note down the name for when I venture into Sci-Fi.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Welcome back, Kerfe! Hope all is settled and sorted with you – and thanks for all the loveliness on here!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Phil. Neither sorted nor settled, but in much better frame of mind.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is very good, Kerfe.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Robbie.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Resonating with your words, as always Kerfe. (And again, the beautiful artwork…!!)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Betty. The cosmos is always an inspiration.
LikeLiked by 1 person