Celestial Events

One small mote of dust,
Kicked up in the birthplace of planets ...

Travelled across so many light-years,
Came from so far away ...

Carrying with it a universe of sights unseen,
Bits and pieces of wonders we may never behold ...

Collided with Earth's atmosphere,
Sparked up once -- brilliantly ...

Flashed through the night sky,
And opened up my eyes ...

Forced me to follow it to the horizon,
And start really looking at all the other stars.


david mark speer

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