Poem: "ARG"
This poem is from the January 8, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by clare_dragonfly and the_vulture. It has been sponsored out of the general fund.
ARG
Air is the first concern:
Armor must be airtight
Yet let the wearer turn,
Strong and graceful and light.
Distant galaxies burn
Above the coming fight.
Radiation's a threat
All stellar soldiers face:
Challenge capably met
With lines of silver lace,
Background and bright rosette
Securing safe embrace.
Gravity is a dance
As lovely as the suit:
Pass at hand, fleeting chance,
Saved by magnetic boot
And mindful circumstance
From enemy pursuit.
Form follows function here,
Beauty of pure design,
Courage banishing fear
Beyond the battle line:
Grand knight and cavalier
Find their heir passing fine.