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[[Image:Valley of Darkness-Starbuck Helo.jpg|right|thumb|The poem written to the left of the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in Kara Thrace's apartment ([[Valley of Darkness]])]]
{{disline|For information on the significance of the circular painting on Starbuck's wall, see [[The Destiny]] and [[Eye of Jupiter]].}}


[[Kara Thrace|Kara Thrace's]] old apartment on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the city of [[Delphi]] is filled with paintings on canvas as well as some wall paintings ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
[[Image:Maelstrom - Starbuck's Poem and Mandala.jpg|thumb|A shot of the poem next to the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in Kara Thrace's apartment {{TRS|Maelstrom}}.]]


In the wall to the left of a curious [[Eye of Jupiter|circular painting]] that Thrace has doodled since she was a child ([[A Measure of Salvation]]), the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot wrote a simple poem:
[[Kara Thrace|Kara Thrace's]] old apartment on {{RDM|Caprica}} in the city of [[Delphi]] is filled with paintings on canvas as well as some wall paintings {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}.


In the wall to the left of a curious [[Eye of Jupiter|circular painting]] that Thrace has doodled since she was a child ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Maelstrom]]"), the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot wrote a simple poem:
[[Image:Valley of Darkness-Starbuck Helo.jpg|right|thumb|The poem written to the left of the [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in Kara Thrace's apartment {{TRS|Valley of Darkness}}]]
<blockquote>''Methodically smoking my cigarette''
<blockquote>''Methodically smoking my cigarette''
<blockquote>''Every breath I breathe out the day''
<blockquote>''Every breath I breathe out the day''
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*While Kara Thrace's "love life" does not appear to have strong levels of commitment ("[[Unfinished Business]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"), it is probable that her poem is dedicated to her late fiancée, [[Zak Adama]].
*While Kara Thrace's "love life" does not appear to have strong levels of commitment ("[[Unfinished Business]]", "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]"), it is probable that her poem is dedicated to her late fiancée, [[Zak Adama]].


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Revision as of 18:51, 10 January 2021


A shot of the poem next to the mandala in Kara Thrace's apartment (TRS: "Maelstrom").

Kara Thrace's old apartment on Caprica in the city of Delphi is filled with paintings on canvas as well as some wall paintings (TRS: "Valley of Darkness").

In the wall to the left of a curious circular painting that Thrace has doodled since she was a child ("The Eye of Jupiter", "Maelstrom"), the Viper pilot wrote a simple poem:

The poem written to the left of the mandala in Kara Thrace's apartment (TRS: "Valley of Darkness")

Methodically smoking my cigarette

Every breath I breathe out the day

With every delicious sip

I drink away the night

Stroking my hair to

The beat of his heart

Watching a boy turn into a man

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