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Retrograde
Calling us backward, together
Turning inside-out in this weather
Grinding over the same old ground
Must have lost what bit we found
How can we gain from this story?
Turn our rags and riches into glory?
By starting over again
Inside the process, we can mend
The cosmos is always sure
The direction of its motion
It prepared no speech for us
But left clues for where we're going
From here, time seems torn and frayed
Universal motion strips away
Old and useless notions dissipate
Inside this retrograde
Happiness comes to us in waves
What we intend, we will create
These star-side laws we can't evade
The necessary retrograde
Turning inside-out in this weather
Grinding over the same old ground
Must have lost what bit we found
How can we gain from this story?
Turn our rags and riches into glory?
By starting over again
Inside the process, we can mend
The cosmos is always sure
The direction of its motion
It prepared no speech for us
But left clues for where we're going
From here, time seems torn and frayed
Universal motion strips away
Old and useless notions dissipate
Inside this retrograde
Happiness comes to us in waves
What we intend, we will create
These star-side laws we can't evade
The necessary retrograde
Published 19th Jul 2020
Author's Note
Several planets were in retrograde motion when I wrote this. Contemplating the intense astrology of 2020.
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19th Jul 2020 9:28am
19th Jul 2020 12:30pm
24th Mar 2021 00:21am
Like a cycle, back to the beginning and start anew. I like your glasses too.
