Falling to Earth
Falling past Andromeda
a precision vector makes
Alpha Centauri blur,
Arcturus recede;
flesh and bone press inward
— no breath.
A slow somersault turns
the craft to face Canopus
and carries her, drifting,
immune to the attractions of
Betelgeuse, Capela, Vega,
tumbling her helpless course;
crushed and numb
— no blood.
What transgression brought
this endless withering decline,
graced by lawful symmetry?
Sirius looms bright,
nascent in ardent desire
to stay this fall;
but judgement prevails
and dwindling continues
— no pulse.
Did Ulysses look to this sky marker
as he steered his wandering course?
Was this the light that
guided Penelope's unweaving?
This grain of fragrant light
in its pre-destined descent
— falling to the dark earth.
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The ten brightest stars are —
Sirius, Canes Major
Canopus, Carina
Alpha Centauri, Centaurus
Arcturus, Bootes
Vega, Lyra
Capella, Auriga
Rigel, Orion
Procyon, Canes Minor
Betelgeuse, Orion
Archernar, Eridanus
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