HUBBLE THURSDAY 6 MAY 2010

(The Rosette Molecular Cloud as seen by Herschel Infrared Telescope)

Every Thursday, I post a very large photograph of some corner of space captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and available online from the picture album at HubbleSite, followed by poetry after the jump.


HORSES

by Kate DiCamillo

Lux desiderium
universitatis:
light is the desire
of the universe; tonight
the moon
is on its side, partially lit,
and patiently waiting
for more light, while
Lucinda sings
that if wishes
were horses
she'd have a ranch; and
in an old storefront on 38th
the windows are bright
with the people inside
learning
to dance; the
street lamps shine on
November's last
stubborn leaves.

The dancers
are moving their mouths,
counting,
counting and wishing,
with each breath for
I don't know
what
horses, maybe,
or more light,
or something
gold
that will stay.