The night is filled with Gold
Iron, carbon, platinum, water
Hydrogen, helium, silver
Freckled everywhere
Order, gravity
Ancient light, curving through the sky
The night is boasting bold
Orion, Volans, Microscopium, Cancer
Sculptor, Scutum, Serpens, Sextans
Every name you dare
Thrill the night with stars
Adient flight, surging through the mind
©david byrne March 2012
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