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Jellyfish in space

from In One Era by Russell Hibbs

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One of the first ditties to pop out of the toaster for "Era".
An afternoon reverie under the purple Jacaranda.

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Jellyfish in space wrap the air with their embrace,
and pirouette with ballerina grace.
Surrendered to gravities slipstream of stars,
that pluck the living light.

They have no eyes to see,
to gage and scheme the passing dream,
of shapes.
Sun's rise to carve a day,
no go or stay, nor name to hail,
or second to tick the time away.
There is no time!

Jellyfish in space,
swim the soup of biologies race,
glow with phosphorescent trace.
Bubbling primordial green,
activates a galactic expresso machine.

Jellyfish in space,
one day find their resting place.
Accupunctured by primal light,
programmed for fight or flight
awakens now the sleeping cell,
and the archetypal crier rings a bell,
hear ye hear ye,
one second left and all is well.
From here on thru it's up to you heaven hell,
and the bell tolls a knell.

Protons, electrons, positrons,
small but all on call,
spinning now like the harlequin jugglers coloured balls.
Traces an orbit in photon phase, yr cosmic memory neva erased, locked in countdown with boosters ablaze.
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We have liftoff,
a pineal flicker,
a blue print carbon copy, photostat jellyfish
swims inexorably earthward,
bravely onward,
ceremonially forward.

Whirlpool to spiral,
helix descent.
Tumbling to matter,
through tunnels of jewels.
From deep down the diamond mine of d.n.a.

Encrusted crystalline fine,flicking tail and man of war sail.
To fulfil desire again and again.
First breath to death,
and feeding fuel to fire as the flames crackle higher.
On the dear old battle field of time.

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from In One Era, released February 8, 2015

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A sonic salad of homegrown songs, toe tapping tunes, evocative verse, melodic grooves, healing drones, harmonic overtones, fun, laughter, wild nature and tales of the ancient future -NOW. Shivakti are Russell, Mayinda & friends. ... more

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