Stand Proud, You're Strong! (By Jasmine)

GIRLLLLL!!!!! DO YOU ACTUALLY NOT REALISE
HOW COOL THAT DISCOVERY IS??? Knowing
You, the rest of your team is probably
Very high and full on celebrations and
You are just writing down the article 
To be published at this very moment.

Sounds like you need some space from your work.

And to be honest, so do I. 

Just came back from ALMA so 
That I could deal with my foe:
Myself and my eternal thirst
To criticise my own self first
And strive for perfection
In a world of contradictions,
Despite knowing its futility
And man's limited capability. 

So, here I am looking into emission
Lines and redshifts and such of Type-I 
And Type-II AGNs like of calcium,
Magnesium, hydrogen and helium,
To know more about a weird thing
Called dark matter, it's fascinating --
I just discovered more about it but it's not that fun,
As there's always new stuff 'bout it under the sun

But hey, love, space is fun and all
But I am sad that you forgot to call
And tell me more about your day like you
Like to do -- I really missed your voice, my boo.

Well, I guess, we're not so different after all then.

You deal with buried bones, and I run
My code to deal with calcium emission
Lines. You dig up organic-rich strata
While I deal with carbon redshift data.
It's all the same stuff, only sextillions
Of kilometres and galactic evolution
Separate it -- while we are just two dots
In Chile and South Africa dealt with lots
That separate us for just 30 days --
And half of that, we've already faced.

Be strong, my girl. No matter what, I'm here for you,
"In prosperity and in adversity," I swore in the pew.
You must know, my love, even if death does us apart --
In each and every timeline, you shall stay in my heart.

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Tikaya
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Tikaya wrote a review · Fri May 01, 2026 5:26 pm

At first I was wondering if the first stanza was referring to the last poem. But I guess this is plot happening in the background and Jasmine is just really committed to the poetry and I love it. I love how it fits so well with established characters and also how you managed to give us more info on while still adhering to your rules. And keeping their respective poetry styles consistent!
Also nice to know that they exchange these poems in addition to actually talking to each other and here Jasmine is worried because Lavender missed their calls. (I also adore how the science fits into this. It shouldn't work as well as it does!)

But now I still don't know the answer to the riddle. I blame the cold!
I really really like this poem :3

Thanks for the review, Tikaya! And oh well, if I were a Field Wielder, I would instantly cure you right now -- but alas, I can only hope that you get well soon. *Hands over virtual flowers with a "Get well soon!" card*

Also, the answer is the only italicised word in the poem, it's there in the line right after the first stanza~~

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Kitty2115 Comment

I honestly don't think I've seen anyone ever write poetry like this. It's amazing! I had to read it a few times because I was so amazed. These are the kinds of writers that change the world.

Aw, thanks for those sweet comments, Kitty! :p



It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
— Albus Dumbledore