Dust

The Sun is dust on fire.
The Moon is dust on ice.
The Earth is a dusty ball
       with a dusty web
       of dust-based life.

We are the dust that learns
              to think,
                      to speak,
       to dream.

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A version of this poem first appeared on Bluesky. Whispered into the acoustic sensors of the sleeping dreaming android, it prompted the electric sheep to generate one more tomorrow…

© 2025 Greg R. Fishbone, generated by Niji as a derivative work of the poem, "Dust" by Greg R. Fishbone