There are no radio signals in space
unless you count the ones from satellites,
or maybe pilots singing into their radios -
amateur talent shows.
Little oval windows
with views of cloud cities -
marshmallow nightmares.
The view is clear until suddenly
it seems to multiply because of holding
patterns due to inclement weather -
ice cream flavors.
Ostrich farms are more plentiful than
Llama farms in the southwest -
feather dusters.
What if spaceships could fly underwater,
or don't exist at all -
big bang theory.
What if the universe is really all there is,
and there's nothing more -
scientific meltdown.
L.B. Sedlacek's poems have appeared in "Would That It Were," "Fables," "Aoife's Kiss," "Song of the Siren," "Hadrosaur Tales," "Tales of the Talisman," "Between Kisses," "Ascent," "The Fossil Record," "Re)Verb," "Inkburns," "Grit," "Blue Collar Review," "HazMat Review," "Texas Poetry Journal," and "Poet's Canvas." L.B.'s chapbooks include "Alexandra's Wreck" (Kitty Litter Press). L.B.'s poetry awards include 3rd place in the 2004 "Gin Bender Review" poetry contest. L.B. has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. For more information, see L.B.'s personal web site.
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