He weighs human souls
on scales of gleaming gold,
pans hanging from the beam
by diamonds in a stream.
When a new soul appears,
he sheds a single tear
for the old soul that leaves
so balance is achieved.
His tear falls to the pan
where all the souls began,
and a new soul is born
while his own soul is torn.
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In
her "past life" as a Systems Librarian, Karen A. Romanko spent her
spare time writing articles and short stories for Publishers Weekly,
American
Libraries, and the
Science Fiction Law Journal, among others.
In her new incarnation, Karen edits and publishes Raven Electrick
while
she continues to write. Her recent and forthcoming credits include poems
and stories in Speculon,
Twilight
Times,
The
Pedestal Magazine,
Fables,
Rogue
Worlds, and Full
Unit Hookup. (For a complete list of Karen's work, click Publications.)
When not hunched at her computer, the Boston native enjoys the sun of Southern
California with biologist hubby Bob
Desharnais.
In
her "past life" as a Systems Librarian, Karen A. Romanko spent her
spare time writing articles and short stories for Publishers Weekly,
American
Libraries, and the
Science Fiction Law Journal, among others.
In her new incarnation, Karen edits and publishes Raven Electrick
while
she continues to write. Her recent and forthcoming credits include poems
and stories in