Phobos passing in front of Deimos, By NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems/Texas A&M Univ. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Universal truths in space, / on earth
matter collides/ fear and terror
create new worlds/ bodies lost, crashing
of giant rocks/ bombed to submission
slowly falling/ shattered bones
hit the ground/ held there for a moment
drift, buried/ look, see this, a testament
absorbed/ blink and they are gone forever
When I was listening to the radio this morning I heard about the horrible car bombing in Baghdad and also a story about the two moons of Mars. It struck me how violent the universe is, and we humans make it worse.
The two moons of Mars are Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread). They were named after the sons of Ares, Greek god of war. His Roman name was Mars.
You can read about the moons of Mars here.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
The Greeks knew their humans. The myths are endlessly echoed over and over again….
and another good cleave poem. (K)
Thank you so much, Kerfe. And yes, the tales are echoed again and again, and still timely.
I like this creative pairing of moons colliding with the very sad episode of yet another car bombing, Meriil.
I also appreciated your informing us of the two sons of Mars being named such negative names, being given to its 2 moons.
Although the names come from Roman language, it still seems like a “Greek tragedy” to me. 😦
I’m glad you liked it, Robin. Thanks so much for your comment!
Oops, Merril, sorry I didn’t use spelling of your name better! On a cell phone. . .
🙂
You have definitely captured the violence. And I love the contrast of the remoteness of space with the humanity in the two parts of your cleave.
Thank you, Jennifer! I heard the two stories on NPR, of course, and had to put them together.
Again, you impress with the cleave. And in the two halves – yes there is a violent act, but you also weigh birth against destruction.
Thank you, Ken. Exactly what I was trying to do. 🙂