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Space Dome: A Sonnet

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May 04, 2026
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Space Dome

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

With my love I will live in a space dome,
Where in meagre gravity will we grow
Our hardy, hybrid plants all in a row:
There, above cresting dunes, we’ll make our home,
And at night, through bubbled glass, see the stars,
Which weep and fall in grotesque profusion,
Promising life, but …

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