May 19, 2025
scented torches burn
smokey wicks surrender ash
hot cinders seed clouds
night stars welcome the cleansing
loving heat reaches the soul
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scented torches burn
smokey wicks surrender ash
hot cinders seed clouds
night stars welcome the cleansing
loving heat reaches the soul
who’s there?
anonymous knocking
at the door of my heart
do I open wide
or do I turn away
another trip
around the sun
it takes lilacs
to remind me
to stop and breathe
Castor discovers
the voice he hears is Argo’s
Polly hears it too
time a mystery to them
their experience remains
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By R.L.P. Auriga
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Scorched by chariot
sanctuary of Indus
birds flee in the fall
Auriga struggles with guilt
Corinthian redemption
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By R.L.P. Auriga
Image: Auriga in Stellarium
Pleiades sisters
tending to bulbing wisdom
feed a lone tucan
royal scholar of the arts
Andromeda wraps their minds
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By R.L.P. Auriga
Image: Tucana in Stellarium
Ecliptic circles
drawn with the ancient compass
to plot Argo’s path
sitting with the artifacts
forged for the new Argonauts
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By R.L.P. Auriga
Image: Circinus in Stellarium