C.J. Cherryth Covers #1

Taking a look at some of the amazing cover art found on the sci-fi and fantasy novels written by the prolific writer C.J. Cherryth.  I still have to dive into this author's work and I think I will start with the Cyteen series since I have all three in the series unless anyone has any better suggestions.  

diurnal resonance - original poem

 diurnal resonance

all longing for

the diurnal beats

wandering in resonance

with our major vital organs

to command the inner chi

and dematerialize any being

as all cellular bodies

resonate at certain frequencies

and move the vibrations

of quartz crystal microbalances

at different rates

in unique logarithmic shapes

swaying in the aether

like a wooden swinging horse

gelled within the folds

of adjacent

temporarily overlapping

time loops

features from distinct

carnival rides

and historical timelines

strangely enmeshed

only for a few

brief moments

- - -

unwind

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16649845-diurnal-resonance-by-Colvet

canvassed mind - original poem

 canvassed mind

the bronzed pages

thumb-creased covers

implore me

to discover your characters

visit your foreign lands

spawned from the kink

in evolutionary metamorphosis

towards a sense of higher purpose

rather than one

of proprietary survival

let me visualize the world

that shook your soul

and rotated your wrists

with enough torque

to write such emotive work

my eyes are numb

in the simplicity of your similes

by your stylized rhymes

and immaculate pacing

over the once barren fields

now splayed with latexed colors

far from their initial titanium whites

that sheeted existence blandly

your texts have begun to paint

my blank canvassed mind

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16645634-canvassed-mind-by-Colvet

Gregory Benford Covers #1

Gregory Benford...another hard SF classic author with a bunch of titles to his name.   I think "Across the Sea of Suns" is going to be my first read by him soon since I have a number of  cover variants.

akasha - original poem

akasha

akasha

akasha

akasha

.

everything

.

repeats

.

I call unto thee

akaska

...

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16467546-akasha-by-Colvet

paperback pages [precious] - original poem

paperback pages [precious]

pages are precious

and so is the settled

inlaid ink

when the pulp

contains ancient truths

inscriptions scribed

by trembling hands

of terrorized children

taken victim

by history's drafts

so brutal

and forceful

bringing their petals

to new flowers

drawn

on precious

little

paperback

pages

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16466766-paperback-pages-precious-by-Colvet

untitled #13 - original poem

untitled #13

looking backward

from the outside in

fields of coriander

stand between us

rows of green beans

and stalks of corn

patterning

the passing pictures

moving past

the window seat viewfinder

whipping past

your breezy hair

flapping in the aerodyne

hand-painted yellow

Lego building blocks

divide us

from incoming

snake oil tanker trucks

but the dried squares

are never enough

to keep us safe

and prevent us

from fixating backwards

miles are to be harvested

long before moonshine

now hanging on stakes to dry

before the crimson sunrise

in the West Virginian

za za clouds

falling from the sky

in plain view

LINK:  https://allpoetry.com/poem/16463848-untitled--13-by-Colvet