Sunday, July 15, 2018

Portrait Of The Young Astronomer

Portrait Of The Young Astronomer
© Surazeus
2018 07 14

Halfway across the galaxy I stop
inside the giant molecular cloud
to watch flashing sparkles of helium
generate stars from anguish of desire.

The little girl stands under the oak tree
and peers through telescope her father gave her
for Christmas before he died in the war
and studies stars twinkling in silent night.

Sitting on tree roots, she eats oatmeal cookies
and drinks glass of milk on round glass table,
then pets the cat who curls on her warm lap
while watching the full moon flash between clouds.

The tall woman assembling from bright stars
floats before her on wings of shimmering flames,
and reaches out her long serpentine hand
to touch her mind, then vanishes in breeze.

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