-- Dance of the Heavens –
John Herlihy
The dance of the heavens ever a mystery to behold,
Billions of stars, one by one, their wonders unfold.
Shining down to whisper eternal mysteries into ears,
Angels listen attentively to the music of the spheres.
Those little stars hold as essence only diminished ray,
Yet they teach us of infinities without a word to say.
Starlight, thru a billion years, swallowed in darkness,
Not before entering our eyes with their peacefulness.
Stars wink at us across light-years their luminous code,
As their ancient history journeys to our earthly abode.
The light of these sun-stars also run their own course,
Serving their time before disappearing as a spent force.
Swirling galaxies themselves encircle a central vortex,
Harmony the background within this celestial context.
The rotation of the universe in tune with natural law,
Universal nature, as kindred spirit, fills hearts with awe.
Look to the stars to read a page in universal destiny,
All bespeak of graceful beauty in the realm of eternity.
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Copyright ©John Herlihy
Wednesday 26 October 2022
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Rebecca
PS
The Dance of The Heavens…
The positioning of the Earth on its axis is
Miraculous in itself…certain death for us all if it was not in
this perfect position…
To look into a night sky is to perceive the ‘graceful
beauty’ you so eloquently speak of…
Let the peacefulness of the starlight continue to
enter our eyes across light years, and give the gift of celestial
wonder to many future generations…
“ But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
so very far away, maybe it’s only yesterday…”
( Zager and Evans…In The Year 25 25)
Your poem covers everything including the atmospheric effect on the light from stars making them seem like they blink on and off. And the fact that the light we receive from most stars started its journey so long ago that we are even approaching looking at the start of the universe over 11 billion years ago just reaching us today. Finally, the recent proof that at the center of every galaxy is a huge black hole devouring stars like snacks. And where they go, we do not know.
Ron