Earth is wearing her favorite blue coat

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Earth is wearing her favorite blue coat;

Swaddled in shimmering oxygen,

The latest intergalactic fashion.

But, her wrap wears thinner with each gay twirl.

Threadbare holes in her pockets grow larger;

Blue fades ’til her soft tunic is torn; small

Pieces float towards heavenly neighbors, who lost

Their wrappings long before hers had been knit.

Warmth — glowing blue in endless black — flickers;

Earth clutches her best blue frock tight, twirling.