“Endings”
by Elizabeth W. Bennefeld
Lulled to sleep by weeping sands against the window,
mixed by winds with sleet and snow,
I dream again of golden, glorious clouds
racing before that one last towering storm–
the day the Earth last heard our voices,
felt our steps, and then
was washed by rains no more.
Published in Star*Line, July/August 2009 issue. Previously published six times a year by the Science Fiction Poetry Association, Star*Line switched to quarterly publication in 2011.
“Endings” was nominated for a 2010 Rhysling Award and selected as a candidate for the 2010 Dwarf Stars Award, and the poem was reprinted in the 2010 Rhysling Anthology and the 2010 Dwarf Stars Anthology, both available for purchase through the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
