cat's eye nebula

will there be humans
five billion years from now
when our sun's a cat's eye

a cultural practice passes

she has grown up
without a cookie jar

wonder

let's not talk of disappointment
look at the sun so far north on the horizon
look at the moon hanging high even more northerly in this morning sky

double take

cast a glance behind
mortality in tight pants
menopausal flares

the arms of a spiral galaxy

I like how in space
distance is measured in years
how time becomes light

as we drove slowly by

in my innocence
i looked into the crashed car
and saw blood-stained death