It is a great gift to know
Night is as vast as it is
And the stars so far from us.
It’s balm. Do our worst, we’re small
And young, and so is our world.
God and the gods and the ghosts
May play us false, but they are
All ours, and as young and small
If not, in fact, much more so.
But the night sky is not small.
Just one palm of stars in clouds
Pools more depth than life’s own death.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Here We Are So Far, So Far
