Today’s prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, is to look for information about an unfamiliar subject, then write a poem about it. I chose to do something a little different…

I know absolutely nothing about rocket science
In fact, I’m likely to confuse it with fencing
—you know, thrust, parry…

I do know someone who used to be a rocket scientist
someone who can actually say ‘it’s not rocket science’
with some authority

Now her work is connecting head and heart
through the power of touch
to unchain the mind and unite the spirit
creating the ultimate freedom

It’s not rocket science
but it’s still about slipping the surly bonds of earth
perhaps to reach out and touch the face of God

(29 July 2015)