David Kavanagh Poet Rhyme

Once In a Lifetime

That big orange star, 
on the top left of Orion 
Could burst into supernova, 
at any given time
Betelgeuse is the name, 
and soon it’s going up in flames 
Will be seen within our daylight,
for a whole year til it wanes

The Orion constellation, 
shall grow a glimmering shoulder 
Pumped and magnificent 
like Sisyphus’s boulder 
And two millennia since, 
the last nova said goodby
A brilliant new star of Bethlehem, 
could well fill the sky 

So what then for mankind, 
will it be the second coming 
Or another moon overhead, 
dazzlingly stunning 
A revelation nonetheless, 
shall caress upon this earth 
And wise men will observe in awe,
to a superstars birth

* an agnostic view of life *

 By David Kavanagh

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Tom Cunningham December 17, 2021 at 11:18 AM I read that it's on the way out be an amazing sight to see. It will swell up in to a read giant and then collapse into itself and become a neutron star. In orions belt there's three stars and inside is a nebula where stars form, seen it in a telescope, an amazing sight. Enjoy your weekend. Tom David Kavanagh December 17, 2021 at 11:34 AM Sure is Tom, you know your astronomy, imagine a second moon like object in the sky even visible in daylight, hopefully we’ll still be around to get a look, but I’m also sure there will be a spiritual significance, a messenger who knows, I certainly don’t. Have a great weekend too, cheers David