28 May 2014

Journey Through the Cosmos



Night enfolds a drowsy world
In softest solitude,
Darkness opens on itself,
Infinite heavens revealed.

A thousand silent, twinkling lights
Beckoning through space,
Reach – stretch – grasp a hold
And swing into their midst.

From constellations, loner stars,
To far-flung galaxies,
Wander through the cosmic realm
Adrift yet never lost.

Here a different language speaks:
A language of the soul.
Ancient wisdom reverberates
The music of the spheres.

Entertained by jolly jokes,
Amusing, witty tales,
Revel in the centuries
Of camaraderie.

Catch a comet back to Earth
Whispering, “Adieu.”
Brush the silvery star dust
That lingers in the mind.


written 25 September 2012