Diamonds rain on distant worlds
through far-flung light, they’re hurled
as if in a dream, or time-stopped scheme
she sees this sight, this bright delight
sparkling glimmers in the night,
amongst them beings with feathered, icy arms
who dazzle with their unearthly charms
murmuring as they her enwound
twirling her so up is down, and all around
the sound surrounds–
the voices of the planets and stars,
and quasars hum and pulse in song,
and she wants to sing along
bewitched by time and space
but then it’s gone, this now elusive place–
yet when she hears the rain at night
she remembers the bewitching sounds, the transcendent light,
the sight of diamonds sparkling from the sky
and remembers that once she reached and she could fly

“This image of Saturn’s rings was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 13, 2017. It is among the last images Cassini sent back to Earth.”
I’m linking this to dVerse’s Open Link. Björn invites us with the holiday spirit in mind and the winter solstice soon to come. I brought sparkly space diamonds to the party. dVerse is taking a two-week holiday break.
Yesterday was my birthday. It snowed and things didn’t quite go right, but I read that it might rain diamonds on planets such as Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune, and I thought how beautiful that must be.
Lovely writing:)
Thank you so much! 🙂
Fantastic scifi — Happy birthday. May you recall your flying dreams nightly!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
Echoes of Yeats in this, Merril. Absolutely lovely!
Thank you, Jane! I felt like I was channeling a bit of Yeats and the Oracle. 😉
It’s the cadence, I think. Flows beautifully.
Thank you! 🙂
🙂
A beautiful vision for your birthday 🙂
Thank you very much, Janice.
Imagining raining diamonds. Beautiful – and painful?
Thank you.
Yes, I imagine being pounded with diamonds would hurt, but I’m ignoring that. 🙂
Wonderful sights and sounds, like a real dance with real stars. And happy birthday! (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe!
We will all come to this place at some point! Remember when we could fly… Very good!
Dwight
Thanks so much, Dwight!
You are welcome.
Belated wishes for your birthday… raining diamonds sounds so beautiful but I also got to think about Bob Dylan’s song… a hard rain’s a-gonna fall.
Thank you, Björn. Yes, while I was writing, I thought someone is going to mention that diamonds are hard, but I chose to ignore it. 😉
I love this whimsical piece! I read it right after visiting Kerfe and these lines reminded me of her birdlings:
“amongst them beings with feathered, icy arms
who dazzle with their unearthly charms”
Thank you, Charlotte!
Oh, you’re right–we did seem to be a bit on the same wavelength! 🙂
Belated happy birthday!!
Thank you, Charlotte!
I hope you had a good birthday. You have scattered rhymes like stars/diamonds
Thank you, Derrick. 🙂
Belated happiness, Merril. May it continue through the next year.
The closing here makes it seem like a reminiscence, but I also get a feeling of hope – a good sign for that coming year.
Thank you so much, Ken.
Let’s hope for good things in the coming year! Or at least hope for hope.
I love the other worldly-ness of this, Merril. Hope your birthday was a perfect day.
Thank you very much, Sarah!
A lovely journey – thank you for taking me there.
Merry Christmas!
Anna :o]
Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know you liked my poem, Anna! Merry Christmas to you!
I liked the internal rhymes especially this one: “as if in a dream, or time-stopped scheme”
Thank you, Frank! I’m glad you liked it!
Brilliant poem with so much sparkle! I do enjoy your positive soul… so like a diamond, indeed.
Thanks so much, dear Rose!
This was such a unique, lovely idea to feature diamonds falling from the sky upon planets, spinning far away in our Galaxy.
I like how you included NASA’s Cassini image of Saturn’s rings.
The female who could fly and reach once upon a time is such a great beginning. It could be a beautiful space/time travel tale, Merril.