The Earth’s two greatest beings are kindred kings,
exceptions
one grazing without hooves
one breathing without gills
They spout
They think
They speak
Yet even as they know themselves,
they do not know the head
that rules the other realm
But if they meet?
Imagine them in league and ruling parallel,
the asteroid belt dividing their domains
One governs all terrestrial globes
the messenger and lover,
the bringer of life and war
One dominates all gaseous worlds
the jubilant and old,
the master of sky and sea
They rain down gifts
They ponder truth
They issue just decrees
But if they abdicate?
Imagine them, two citizens,
co-equals wedded in the stars
by teeth and tusk,
with tail and trunk,
together traveling
They drink
They dream
They sing
Nathan O. Stringer likes writing poetry about history, and nonsense. On an ideal day, he'd watch "Price is Right," finish a crossword puzzle, and cut up a coffee table book to collage with.
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