Under The Dome Poem by Elise Paschen

Under The Dome

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At times they will fly under. The dome
contains jungles. Invent a sky under the dome.

Creatures awake, asleep, at play, aglow:
they float - unbottled genii - under the dome.

Southern Belle, a splash of black, dusted with gold,
dissembles, assembling, acts shy under the dome.

Cattleheart, Giant Swallowtail, Clipper:
sail, navigate sky high under the dome.

Like confetti - a wedding - bits of Rice
Paper: sheer mimicry under the dome.

Magnificent Owl, in air, a pansy,
it feeds, wings up, eye to eye, under the dome.

Name them: Monarch, then Queen, last Viceroy.
What will scientists deify under the dome?

Basking against a leaf: a Banded Orange,
displayed like a bowtie under the dome.

A living museum. Exist to be observed:
never migrate, but live, then die, under the dome.

Lips, lashes, eyes. From outside in,
do beings magnify under the dome?

Lepidoptera. From the Greek: Scale-wing.
Chrysalis. Stay, butterfly, under the dome.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: nature
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 19 September 2016

To be observed! ! Nice work with the muse of your imagination.

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Edward Kofi Louis 19 September 2016

The muse of your imagination! Thanks for sharing.

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M Asim Nehal 12 September 2020

Yes under the dome is fantastic poem.

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Darren Jkoeryo 07 August 2020

Everything is happening under the dome and believe the dome is world itself.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 19 September 2016

A fantastic flight of imagery is displayed in this beautifully conceived meaningful poem. Thanks for sharing.

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Seamus O Brian 19 September 2016

Interesting visual depiction. The light-hearted, flowing language moved me through the poem, and the imagery kept my attention.

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 19 September 2016

A living museum. Exist to be observed: never migrate, but live, then die, under the dome. Lips, lashes, eyes. From outside in, do beings magnify under the dome? Beautiful imaginations incarnated. Thanks poet for the sharing.10 for it.

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Elise Paschen

Elise Paschen

Chicago / United States
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