Declension and Declination
A poem
Published in
May 13, 2024
At last you have receded
Behind the tree line
Of soft memories
Light years ago my dreams were around you
And revolved around you
Like a distant, little planet
Not clearly seen from
Earth-bound telescopes
And endless peering
I never did get a reply
When I asked for coordinates
Declination and right ascension
Maybe you felt some sorrow
That it was my first discovery
But not yours
But I just wanted you to know
That it is all nebulous now
Almost forgotten
And in a whisper of time
There will be nothing left
But a curiously dense core
Frozen in time
And unseeable
Right in the heart of our galaxy
