Sssss — the electrophonic
sizzle-hiss of light
as a meteor
turning earthwards
burns bright*
Urp — the burp of a black hole
following swallowing
an entire solar system
of gaseous giants
in one gargantuan gravitational gulp
Rise — the silent dawn chorus
of a myriad of exoplanets
across an infinity of galaxies
to all their distant dying suns
Surprise!
says the universe
It’s only me
* Heard best by those with frizzy hair and/or glasses.
*
Elena de Roo is a children’s writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Alongside picture books and junior fiction she loves to write poetry. Her poems have appeared in The Dirigible Balloon, Highlights, The School Magazine, The Caterpillar and a number of anthologies. When Wizardry to Wētā Verse (a collection of 75 of her poems) was published in 2024 it was the fulfillment of a long-held dream. Elena can often be found making up a poem in her head while out walking on the maunga near her home.
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