Alicia Sometimes

poem from the futureÊ

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a tangent is still a line that just kisses the curve.Ê
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like Euler said in 1775Ê
¸ is definitely transcendental.Ê
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the Chandrasekhar limit for a star collapsing on itselfÊ
is correct, weÕve tried.

absolute zero is absolute. just colder than you wouldÊ
have thought.Ê

the wormhole is a paradox caused by zero in the TheoryÊ
of General Relativity but no-one wants to go first.
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we saw old recordings of Star Trek:Ê
phrases like nanovirus leftover, residual harmonics,
triaxilation construct, telepathic conduit-
show unusual wit.
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(& by the way, Star Trek got the whole holodeck thing completelyÊ
wrong but who knew they'd be so spot on with the costumes?)Ê
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we invented a new letter of the alphabet because we couldn'tÊ
capture that exact word for triumph.

we moved the constellation of Leo. apologies to those born JulyÊ
24 - August 23 you now have Virgo traits.Ê
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although Job said in the Bible, ÔI am brother to dragons and
companionÊto owls.ÕÊwe still don't take that phrase literally.Ê

we are no further in knowing if the universe is its own mother.

we donÕt know what came before the Planck era.
(we have few snapshots left).

we do know how much longer the planet will survive.
(we have few snapshots left).

the poet exists as a learned astronomer.
we have words to prove this.

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5. supernova (the death stars)

the manner of a star's death depends on it's mass
combined we weighed 112 kilograms

a companion star will always die with the brightest star
your head probably weighed at least 75 of those fat kilograms

we went from hungry to lying down
spontaneous to well versed
carefree to arthritic
expressive to taking short walks
from sharing secrets in cafe booths
to skywriting them all over St Kilda

you told everyone my passion for stubble
i told the universe
you know all the words to Who's the Boss
& ate a band aid by mistake

next to the cold coffee
my horoscope enthused:
Today Librans will search
for meaning in
the stars.

Beveridge, Judith
Bleakley, Kathleen
Boyd, Allan
Brennan, Michael
Burns, Joanne
Cameron, Lainie
Cassidy, Bonnie
Chang, Jessica
Clarke, John
Cooke, Stuart
Crane, Michael
Dechian, Sonja
Doran, Ben
Doupe, Juliana
Drewitt, Andy
Dyson, Mia
Elson, Gerard
Ferney, Liam
Garrard, Phillipa
Gibian, Jane
Greagen, Clint
Hawkins, Brian
Hickey, Kelly-Lee
Hier, Michael
Higgs, Ashley
Jelfs, Bradley
Jenkins, Gareth
Johnson, Heather Taylor
Jones, Jill
Kefala, Antigone
Keily, Tom
Knox, Elena
Locke, Kate
Lowe, Justin
Mackie, Brendan
Mann, Paddy
Messiah, Eytan
Minter, Peter
Mitchell, Paul
Morganics
Narkiewicz, Katrine
Nicholson, Anna Kerdijk
Nixon, Jenni
Oliver, Stephen
Paine, Juliet
Prater, David
Purchess, Andew
Robbins, Rachel
Scott, Ryan
Smart, Steve
Sinclair, Tim
Sometimes, Alicia
Stavanger, David
Stuart, James
Tsaloumas, Dimitris
Walter, Lesley
Webster, Ben
West, John
Westbury, Deb
Wicks, Les
Winch, Ben