Morning Star

[milo]

It was a different poem I posted here a while back - wasn't sure if you were a member yet.  It exists in the same mythos. It seems if you liked this one you might like the other as well.

OOH! No, I must not have been here yet.  I'll certainly look for it!

But hey when the rockets take off....they do look like a shooting star in reverse, so for me personally, the term 'morning star' was really perfect.  They shine so brightly silver that it hurts to look at (it's the morning sun shining off the metal exterior)

benamel.

I found it:

Adam and Apollo


The lion wore his massive mantle
like the sun
and so they called him "Apollo"
as he strode through fields
of poppies, monarch heavy, and lay
down with the lambs.

Adam walks along the river
lion-headed; ageless fool.
Was it just a dream, the garden?
Up ahead, Death swims -
new-born, pink-bottomed cherub;
frolics in the river, as Adam
strides to meet his old friend 
Apollo.