When Calculating Distant Stars

Far reaching minds see everything

When Calculating Distant Stars

Rain with blue sky commingles daylight into sun

Signals to the weather which way the wind climbs high

North is a birds favorite direction when singing with intent

Tiny brains are smart enough to find the south when seasons end

Flying past mountains held up on distant nights reflection

Sojourners hold it all together rightly so

Watch your step when climbing upper altitudes alone

Don't slip or fall or go below zero

Folded snow remembers mounds of colder frost

That grows, that stops by Winter rivers path

Going outside is ridiculous when late

In disguise, in blinding white, conditions dangerous

To count the stars, to shiver, to cover all contingencies of madness

Carry a flash light filled with batteries

You can never have enough to see where it all started

Where it began when calculations came about

Down in the valley stars stand out

Are easier to touch if you stretch into the farthest reaches

Author's Note

Don't slip or fall or go below zero