The World's Great Debate (Why the Stars Fall)

By Rhys Ki

"But, the stars have no reason to fall,"
Said the bristly pine to the sea,
"But they suffer more than us all,"
To the tree the sea disagreed.

The stars can only wink at the trees,
While the plants can only wave.
But the trees watch the world's scenes,
As stars are so desolately placed.

And though the birds whistle sanguine tunes,
The flowers can merely dance on the wind.
Unlike the trees, stars, and moons,
At least the river can easily bend.

Flexibly the waters mold to any shape,
Moving with every trembling trend,
But the soil doesn't hold the same fate;
Cracks in the earth take longer to mend.

The earth says, "I won't mind pain at all,
As long as the river is around,"
And the plants cherish the birds' call
Because even THEY visit the ground.

But the stars, oh so silently, pout all alone,
Watching the frivolity of the passing of tides.
Meanwhile, Earth continues to turn and roam,
Trying to find a way to comfort the skies.

Soon after, humans entered the array.
They wanted to help, but things went amiss:
All they could do was destroy and invade.
The stars have been falling ever since.

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© 2007 Rhys Ki
Published on Friday, June 1, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • heroineyes On Wednesday, July 16, 2008, heroineyes (111)By person wrote:

    i think this is one of my favorites...it moved and touched me in so many ways... beautiful Love

  • Sketso On Wednesday, November 21, 2007, Sketso (416)By person wrote:

    Not sure why I didn't catch this one the first time I read through your works, but late is better than never. Elegance in written from!

  • urbanhumility On Wednesday, August 8, 2007, urbanhumility (1158)By person wrote:

    your words are imbued with a timeless knowledge.........eloquently spoken

  • A former member wrote: Yes! I'm no tree hugger but I love nature. LIked the message here

  • blue On Friday, June 8, 2007, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    How beautifully woven, your words. High praise. ~b

  • A former member wrote: Nice one Ki. Those damn rivers are so smug with their bending and wending!

  • ArtemisticSin On Thursday, June 7, 2007, ArtemisticSin (17)By person wrote:

    Very cool idea, I love your vocabulary.

  • A former member wrote: maybe i'm a star...then life would now make a little more sense

  • nur hidayah On Monday, June 4, 2007, nur hidayah (114)By person wrote:

    This reads fluidly. What a beautiful story.

  • Imsosickxxx On Saturday, June 2, 2007, Imsosickxxx (80)By person wrote:

    Holy F#@%ing $#!T!?! This was amazing! Probably one of the best poems I have read on this site...Keep writing I'm looking forward to it!

  • A former member wrote: Just so you know I don't come on here for people to read my poetry or anything, I come on hear to read. I tell the truth about what I think and I think it's really hard to find poetry that's good on this website.This was clever.

  • blue On Friday, June 8, 2007, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    Then why are you here? A rather arrogant entrance you seem.

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