When I look up
After the orange half-moon has crept behind the oaks
I see the un-imaginal number of stars
Come to light
And am overawed
Every time
.
Every time
.
Every time
.
If every star
Carries a wish
A prayer
A question
It just shows
How little we know
.
CLP 06/12/2019
Wearing little but a smile
She slides off stage early this evening
Generously leaving us
The uncountable cosmic array
With all the stars of the distant past
And contemporary bright young things
But this hurried exit is not what it seems
The night threatens crystal clear cold
And she doesn’t like bitter
So she pursues Mercury and Venus
Who promise to show her a good time
Whilst we wrap up in the deep blue
Observing the space she has deserted
.
CLP 29/11/2019
Shroud of Arctic night
Falls heaviest on this day
Sun catches her breath
CLP 21/12/2018
Silver-plate rock floats
Over misty horizon
All deceived by light
CLP 16/11/2018
Unseen until swinging past
Tail enflamed in approach to Sun
Heated by that enticing prospect
Illuminating the dark of night
Shining through the brightest blue
Reminder that this sky
Is simply cloak
CLP 11/10/2018
