    "Gus the Comet"
    ...a poem by Actaeon

    written and posted March 23, 1997

    A twin-tailed omen rises
    To dazzle
    To remind
    All is fleeting

    No Battle of Hastings this
    In the silent light
    I will forever
    Think of him

    (Gus
    You are my comet
    A glowing flame
    Cut short by fate
    Two stars enter
    Lights fade
    No stars leave
    You are alive
    But out of touch
    Beyond the haze
    Even you can tell
    Something is missing)

    Hyakutake -- A night of intimacy

    On the lawn
    On my back
    For an hour
    Gus and I beneath the night
    Fire above
    Fire within
    Around us
    Upon us
    In us
    We drain our shooting stars
    Until only the comet remains
    To guide us home

    (I heard the news
    One day past Christmas
    My cruel gift
    I still held hope
    The flame could rise again)

    Hale-Bopp -- A night of sorrow

    Again the greeting
    The long tongue
    The leaping paws
    But heavy heart
    The heat is gone
    My touch rejected
    He wanders home
    Distracted
    Confused
    It is
    At last
    Over

    The comet looms
    A bitter omen

    Comets
    Like dogs
    Shine brightly
    Then fade

    Treasure them
    Cherish them
    Love them
    Hold them while you can
    Before the fire dies
    And they are gone

visits since 8/9/97

Index -- Updated March 23, 1997 -- E-mail Actaeon