Constellation Poem 1

Ursa Minor

Alpha

Lavender lilacs
Glowing embers of fragrance
An asterism.

Beta

The chirr of crickets
Red-winged blackbirds’ trilling calls
Appliances hum.

Gamma

The Sun through branches
Light tentatively enters
Lips slightly parting.

Delta

Brown branches braided
The osprey building her nest.
Sinuosity.

Epsilon

Polaris, the North Star
Travelers’ guide for centuries
Ursa Minor.

GL, 5/13/2010. Prevail.