CAROLING TO THE STARS
I walked with someone, just the other day,
through the universe, in a signed array.
Some placards, on stands, in the five-inch
snow that was still on the ground. Notes
about the Heavens while we stumbled
along the Earth. The dog was tripping,
loose, and walked along with us. It was
worth more than all this : atop the little
hill, the observatory was in place : it was
signed, sealed, delivered, and ready for
the sun, moon, and stars. Some guy had
gone inside, just as we arrived, to set
up and tune the lens for a later sky-search.
We just watched, looking up, as he was
inside, and suddenly, ever so slowly, the
rounded top patiently began to turn, to
rotate itself in place. I watched. This is
how you find yourself in this big universe?
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