A packed bag and a broken tin can left circling space
turning toward the sun, a face;
mirrored shield covering a mouth agape,
a hidden cave devoid of screams
and chants that mimic the drone
of a broken capsule pitching.
Switching from the crooked course offers little hope.
Major Tom sever your binding and shake your fist.
Floating, you vow, “my circuit’s dead, I can’t hear you
Planet Earth is blue; nothing I can do”.
© Copyright Walter J. Wojtanik – 2013
Written for THE SUNDAY WHIRL – Wordle #108
THROUGH THE EYES OF A POET'S HEART 
Brilliantly done!
Thank you much! Sometimes one or two of the words dictates the direction. This one went way out!
I am new to wordles they are pretty challenging!
This is Ground Control to Major Tom
You’ve really made the grade 🙂
And I hope it’s a passing grade! Thanks lwm45.
Good use of action and great images throughout this poem – and nice interior rhymes, not forced. I like how you use the space capsule disconnected and pitched as a metaphor for heading in a precarious direction, and the word play “nothing I can do – the earth is blue – powerful.
Thank you for those kind words, Bonnie.
Nail biting!! Remembered our very own Kalpana Chawala and her fate, one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster!!
A sad day for seven brave souls and the world, that’s for sure. Thanks for stopping by, Nanka.
Love this, Walt. It reminded me of the astronaut from Canada. Did you see the video?
Pamela
Not sure which video, so I’ll say no. But glad you loved it Pamela.Thanks.
Awesome rhyme within, and such a great tight little piece!
Thanks De. Rhyme and tight is what I do.
I had to drop in and read Bowie’s blues. Love it, Walt.
Thank you Sara. Been reading at purplepen and enjoy your vision.
Hugs and Smiles!
Well this is a topical little piece! This sure brought back memories. Great job.
Those flashbacks can be killer, Egg. Thanks for the comment.
A quite intriguing construction! I want to know what happened to the can!
As far as I know, it’s still in the cosmos, Cosmo! Thanks for asking.
You really have made the grade – excellent!
Anna :o]
Thanks Anna. As I said earlier, I hope its a passing grade! 😉
Love how wordles can bring you places that you didn’t even know lingered there neath the surface. Excellent, Walt!
It’s all in what your mind sees in the words, Hannah. If two or three words seem joined in some way, that’s where I take it. 😀
🙂 I haven’t wordled in awhile…copy/pasted the wordle this week…ran head-first into a post on fb so I thought I’d try maybe. Happy day to you, Walt! 🙂