Poem: "The Dragon Nebula"
This poem came out of the March 4, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a picture prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the "gravity" square in my 1-31-14 card for the Origfic Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored out of the general fund, based on an audience poll.
The Dragon Nebula
She begins to coalesce
when no one is looking,
vanes of dark matter manifesting wings,
her eyes white with starfire.
Delicately she checks her egg,
nosing the thin shell of the planet
to see if it is ready to hatch yet.
It is not.
Gravity furls around her as she goes.