Wonders without end
At 0530 I looked up high
At the miracles in the sky.
Shaped like a huge saucepan,
The other bear a smaller pan.
I’ll try to look every night
To see this extraordinary sight.
Pegasus, the flying horse,
I have to look carefully of course.
The distant galaxies so far away
Yet so very clear today,
Naked to the human eye
As a shooting star flies close by.
Cygnus, the swan, end of the summer
Shines down brightly-what a stunner!
The crescent moon, looks amazing
If I could stay awake, I'll keep stargazing!
The planets, our birth signs
From millions of miles, all aligned.
The northern and southern hemisphere
I want to see, when it's clear
No light pollution, just the stars
And if I'm lucky, a view of Mars!
I've seen Saturn and coloured rings
Venus, Gemini and its twins.
Seven sisters, the milky way
In the cold night air without delay!
Out in the garden the only light,
Thousands of pinpricks, almost in sight
Just after evening twilight.
Out there, in star filled night.
Feels so magical, the atmosphere,
Inky black on our side of the sphere.
Up there in the vast endless space
A supernova will take place.
Another universe a black hole
A cosmos on celestial pole.
The shiny, giant northern star
Above north pole but not so far.
Our wondrous universe a celestial display,
A spectacular luminous light array.
A supernal standing on the lawn
Lights up our garden until it’s dawn
The changing skies and any reason!
During every changing season.
The August dust, the meteor shower.
Walk up the garden in a waking hour
The beehive cluster, starry mist
So beautiful, just can't resist!
Copyright Linda Lawrence
5th October 2026
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