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In Praise of Gravity

Posted on November 15, 2015 by robert okaji

In Praise of Gravity

Which bestows weight
or slings me around
some other heavenly

body, a version of you
wondering whether
I’ll rise from my next

plummet, victim of
curvature and infinite
range held in place,

attractive in nature,
bent perhaps and
scarred, proud to have

survived but never wiser.
Cleansed, we continue
our orbit, our mirrored fall.

This made its first appearance on the blog about a year ago, and is also included in my chapbook, If Your Matter Could Reform, which Dink Press published in April.

37 thoughts on “In Praise of Gravity”

Saloni on November 15, 2015 at 8:56 am said:

Wow! 🙂

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 10:14 am said:
  
  Thanks very much.
  
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  - Saloni on November 15, 2015 at 10:42 am said:
    
    You’re welcome!
    
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Zee on November 15, 2015 at 9:32 am said:

beautiful! ❤

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 10:15 am said:
  
  I’m so pleased you like it. Thank you.
  
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thesciencegeek on November 15, 2015 at 10:43 am said:

Very moving
The Science geek
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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you. As are we… 🙂
  
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Slavomir Almajan on November 15, 2015 at 3:31 pm said:

Reblogged this on Slavomir Almajan's Blog.

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  Thanks for reblogging.
  
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Annie C on November 15, 2015 at 4:09 pm said:

Love this

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2015 at 5:09 pm said:
  
  You’re very kind. Thank you.
  
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Jan Schaper on November 15, 2015 at 10:16 pm said:

Love the title of your chapbook.

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2015 at 12:13 am said:
  
  Thank you, Jan. It’s taken from a one of the poems in the chapbook.
  
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  - Jan Schaper on November 16, 2015 at 8:09 am said:
    
    I shall have to read it!
    
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  - robert okaji on November 16, 2015 at 9:17 am said:
    
    🙂 To clarify, it’s a line from “Earth’s Damp Mound.”
    
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10000hoursleft on November 16, 2015 at 3:34 am said:

I get to like this again! 🙂

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2015 at 5:31 am said:
  
  I’m glad you weren’t compelled to dislike it twice!
  
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  - 10000hoursleft on November 16, 2015 at 12:38 pm said:
    
    Ha. That has happened to me before- reading the same book or watching the same film without realising it till some way in.
    
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  - robert okaji on November 16, 2015 at 1:07 pm said:
    
    I have purchased the same book twice on multiple occasions, only to realize, after reading 20 or so pages, that not only have I read the book, but I also still own the first copy I bought. Groan.
    
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moonskittles on November 16, 2015 at 1:02 pm said:

Your wit leaves me outnumbered!! loved it!

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2015 at 1:08 pm said:
  
  Ha. I’m pleased you like it.
  
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  - moonskittles on November 16, 2015 at 1:19 pm said:
    
    🙂 you are welcome!
    
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laurietopin on November 17, 2015 at 8:46 pm said:

Gravity may hold me, but the wind will carry me 🙂

FYI my blog is now under the website laurietopin.com. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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- robert okaji on November 18, 2015 at 12:39 am said:
  
  But only as far as gravity will allow…
  I’ll be sure to visit.
  
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  - laurietopin on November 18, 2015 at 11:54 am said:
    
    May gravity not have the last word in this existence. Thanks for the visit!
    
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  - laurietopin on December 21, 2015 at 9:13 pm said:
    
    Hey! I’m back after a hiatus. Don’t forget to check out my new site, laurietopin.com
    
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    - robert okaji on December 23, 2015 at 6:00 am said:
      
      Thanks for letting me know.
      
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writeintoreality on November 18, 2015 at 12:32 am said:

Deep. Intriguing. I like the way you think.

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- robert okaji on November 18, 2015 at 12:41 am said:
  
  Thank you. It’s what I have to work with.
  
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Christine Noble on November 19, 2015 at 4:10 pm said:

Great stuff! I am ashamed that for all this time you’ve been giving my work props I had never gotten around to visiting your blog. I particularly like this piece.

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robert okaji on November 19, 2015 at 8:02 pm said:

Thank you, Christine. I’m glad you stopped by.

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randyjw on November 20, 2015 at 11:09 am said:

Hi, Robert! In Praise of Gravity is a “particularly” nice work and I’ve loved the humor in your replies!

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- robert okaji on November 20, 2015 at 11:19 am said:
  
  Thanks very much. I enjoy the banter, the puns, etc. that we occasionally engage in here.
  
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  - randyjw on November 20, 2015 at 12:45 pm said:
    
    Me, too — Levity can always help to lighten a situation! Loved your funny reply to MoonSkittles!
    
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dougstuber on December 10, 2015 at 8:36 am said:

A few more copies of Heron Clan III sold at our latest reading at Regulator Books in Durham, NC. How have you been?

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- robert okaji on December 10, 2015 at 12:46 pm said:
  
  Glad to hear it, Doug. Due to various factors, the fall has not been as productive as I’d planned. But things are looking up!
  
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