Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Telescope

Daisies wilt in summer heat
evenings too hot to stay indoors
climb in the van and drive to the hills
away from the urban lights.

The city below sparkles like jewels,
while up in the sky,
Venus and Mars twinkle.
Constellations reveal themselves
along the milky way.

We pull out dad’s old telescope -
moonscapes and other details
hidden from our eyes back home
reveal themselves in the jet black sky.
Dad points out the moons of Jupiter
and the rings of Saturn too.

We take in the view of other worlds.
Our son smiles and says,
“Thanks, this is more fun than T.V.”
our daughter tilts back her head and howls.

The telescope pointed out to space
brings us together and makes us realize
we are all part of a much bigger universe.

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