I looked into the night sky

Once, early this spring

And discovered the Little Dipper

Rising into the heavens

From just above my roof

 

For thousands of years

The rich and the poor

The wise and the dumb

Have all looked in wonder

At these same few stars

 

Blinding them, gently

Then guiding their vision

Into the heavens

Far above their earth

 

So it feels nice that I

Can share in that wonder

Contemplating the same

Hidden gorgeous mysteries

 

 

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