When Calculating Distant Stars

Rain with blue sky commingles daylight into sun Signals to the weather which way the wind climbs high North is a birds favorite direction when singing with intent Tiny brains are smart enough to find the south when seasons end Flying past mountains held up on distant nights reflection Sojourners hold it all together rightly so Watch your step when climbing upper altitudes alone Don't slip or fall or go below zero Folded snow remembers mounds of colder frost That grows, that stops by Winter rivers path Going outside is ridiculous when late In disguise, in blinding white, conditions dangerous To count the stars, to shiver, to cover all contingencies of madness Carry a flash light filled with batteries You can never have enough to see where it all started Where it began when calculations came about Down in the valley stars stand out Are easier to touch if you stretch into the farthest reaches