Night View

Night View I sit by the fire with a lone lamp, dimmed, so my eyes can watch the astronomical wonder above me. A small mesquite fire to warm my bones in the chill night air. A new moon to not block my vision of such magnificence. Jewels decorate the sky, pinpoints of light billions of miles away. Perhaps I can see mighty Leo or Ursa Major with her cub, or Canis Major at Orion’s heel. Perhaps a meteor will suddenly streak overhead in a blaze of glory. Maybe gentle Aquarius will empty his jar and wet the dry desert with his water. Supermassive black holes are out there somewhere, spewing ionized plasma jets into the depths of space, bending time and space to suit their purposes. The great fabric of space and time lie above me calling me to come. Someday I will. But for now, I enjoy.