Starlight

Starlight reaching down

to graze my soul

across millennia; 

light years 

of existence 

in a single instant. 

How often 

have I scanned 

this ancient dome of sky 

to seek some solace 

from the fraught insanity 

of life? 

Orion’s shoulders 

and angular Cassiopeia; 

the static pulse of Polaris 

and the meanderings 

of Draco as he traverses 

the milky carpet 

of the silver winter sky; 

All provoke the pause, 

the gaze of wonder, 

a catch in the breath. 

Many times 

the light from 

distant worlds long gone 

has arrested my vision, 

washing over my mind 

with inspiration. 

Steve Wheeler © 22 November, 2020

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