The constellations shine in the heavens, bright

and beautiful with the grace of powerful harmony

installed into them and the perfect stillness

as I sit and watch the glowing embers of the

three dozen blazing forty watt suns

in my view puts serenity and hope into my very being.

 

I wish you could see the five star domino,

Copper ringed Saturns I reflect upon,

the golden hue which is impossible to ignore

as they suspend themselves in the heavens

and give off meagre heat but to whom

the people below as they mill

and talk and act

means the world.

 

I wish you could see what I see

as I squeeze my eye lids together

as I try to blot out the Everyman suns

and to bask in their reflecting glory,

the peace of it all into which a couple of hours

may pass

and the need to do anything but stare into the distance

is nothing short of miraculous.

 

Ian D. Hall 2015