I go to Pluto. Imagination
faster than any rocket.
387 degrees below zero.
We bring beach blankets.
And stars, psychedelic popcorn!
They resist being counted,
dislike getting herded
into an equation.

A soothing night settles around us.
Five moons fluff our pillows.

Kenneth Pobo

Kenneth Pobo is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine full-length collections. Recent books include Bend of Quiet (Blue Light Press), Loplop in a Red City (Circling Rivers), and Uneven Steven (Assure Press). Opening is forthcoming from Rectos Y Versos Editions. Lavender Fire, Lavender Rose is forthcoming from Brick/House Books.

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