National Poetry Month Day Eight

Prompt:  Write a poem that uses one of the following as a first line. “Because the earth’s axis is tilted by 23½ degrees…” or “Because the sun will fade into a in a billion years…”  or  “Because only 59% of the moon’s surface is visible from Earth…” Allow your poem to be cosmic and galactic but include a few ordinary household items.

A Great Disturbance in the Force

“Because the Earth’s axis

is tilted by 23½ degrees

and I didn’t allow for it.”

That’s what my dorky brother said

When his toy rocket

shot into the chicken coop

and one of the chickens landed

in the cow trough

so the cow jumped the fence

and ran through the garden

tipping over the wheel barrow;

scaring the cat

so she jumped on the dog

then they ran through

the clothesline

and pulled down the sheets

which surprised me

and I stepped on my hat

and kicked the dog

and got in trouble.

Then Mom assigned me

To clean the bathrooms.