* With apologies to John Gillespie Magee Jr.'s "High Flight". † Hectocotylus: a male octopus's specialized tentacle arm used in copulation. I feel confident this is the first time any iteration of this word has been used in a sonnet in the history of the universe. ‡ Rianna belongs to @probablylostrightnow and consumed the astral tadpole. § Prodigious thanks to @perahn for assistance with meter, form, and the word hectocotylus.





















