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"The world is very old..."

The end of the world as a niche interest.

Orbitals.

Random # 131 = 245 in base-7; 2 + 4 + 5 = 11 lines

this pale cerulean · sky will return
nor is it creased · by ice crossings
& taillights twitch · & their trawls resume
the fans will forget · the paths they've gone
my poem ponders · a world winnowing
its resident ranks · with furious fire
& this pale cerulean · veil-thin pearl
will remember as much · as a man can toss
some cenotaph tarries · if you know the war
some words in a book · beckoning empathy
& its readers claim · it declares them winners

Spreads from Mary Ellen Solt.