People Poems · CTP-0068

Space is Far from Silent

Original typewriter poem by Chris the Poet

Original typewritten page for Space is Far from Silent by Chris the Poet

Transcription

It's an oft told lie that space is silent—it's a far cry from it.. Most astronauts, like most people, are just poor listeners are just too full of static, for that sanctified void, to hear the music of the spheres that reigns, righteously, like the Supremes. Some say the orbiting paths of the planets are a staff wrapping around the composing mind of the ordering sun, the dancing planets and variform celestial bodies his notes. But then, some space-floating adventurers know better than to waste time questioning that could be better spent dancing in the pouring starlight rain, like in the absolute center of the known universe: Miami, where the rain and music pour on eternal percussion, where the celestial dance goes 'till morn!