when she sees the milky way for the first time

When she sees the Milky Way for the first time,

the star soaked dust of the sky,

and we below nestled in the cradle

of cosmic care

pointing out constellations

waxed from forces that put us here,

I'll point out galaxies

that we were born before,

waiting for us to arrive no more

On an evening blanket ,

nestled in the cosmic cradle of fate

born of destiny,

we shall study the gravity

and consider that our future together

is beyond any of our decisions,

but rather we are now fruit

blooming on the universe's vine,

birthed as stars

and blazing beyond any conception or design

Once I have redeemed you 

from the walls of Sodom

and we settle into the rolling hills

of my grandfather's fields,

we will have defied the reasoning of men

approaching with common sense,

perceiving us as happenstance

Then all will be aware

we are manifested by grace,

conceived by love,

delivered, and discovered

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i see something different here than others...i see someone discovered by someone else, in a sense saved from a bad life, taken out of the depths of depravity and made to feel human again...and learning all over again to appreciate the stars, to appreciate that life takes us by the hand and leads us, regardless of our decisions...yes, we are in the hands of fate...and sometimes it take us from the lowest point to the highest star...

and love is what is behind it all.

this poem is a treasure.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Xavier, I'm spell-bound and speechless. Absolutely lovely beyond words. You and I have a mind connection somehow....it has been on my mind for days to write a poem based on the visual of a supernova or the birth of a star, so beautiful dust-laden in the sky....you beat me to it, and again put me to shame. I could not have written anything so magical as this. it is in my favorites file. God bless you, word master!

[Brittany Zedalis]

You have a way with words ^-^ This is beautiful.