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After Watching 'The Martian'

by Jean Jones


The same as Mars-
the natural wonder of the sky and stars-
millions of years unfolding-
the universe-
What is the sound of rain falling?


© 2016 Jean Jones

Jean Jones has an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, teaches English as a Second Language part time at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, and has two books, Beyond Good and Evil, and Birds of Djakarta available on Amazon.com.

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