Constellation Poem 4

Perseus
The Perseid Meteor Showers, 8/13/2010



Alpha

As evening slows down
The Sun tosses rays of light
A candle’s flicker.

Beta

Venus, Mars, Saturn
Climb the trellis of night’s sky.
A constellation.

Gamma

Night prickles my skin
Stars blinking in night’s spilled ink
Moon moves to first fourth.

Delta

In the northern sky
Meteors from Perseus
Ancient debris streams.

Epsilon

Eyes dark-adapted
A shower of shooting stars
Wish upon a star.

GL, 8/14/2010. Prevail.