The Ghost

Splendor
Stretched out for miles
Cupped
In the palm of
Your hand

Like sand in a bottle
Light years
Who can fathom
Light years?

You.
Word made flesh and dwelt among us
Wanton beautiful

If you want
To see the mind of God
Gaze
At the clear night
Sky
Or just
The bubble nebula

Ghost/
Holy Ghost.

The Sombrero Galaxy

I say

God:  Space Artist

and you respond:

“Heh.

The Universe +

gravitation=

collisions

and mergers

of galaxies.”

Nice

is another word for weightless

ephemeral

and sombrero

comes for the ancient

word for shadows

and sorrow.

I see splendor in

the arc of the living

God.

you shake your head

and I am inclined to ask whether

you genuinely believe

the Pieta

is just a big rock

worn down by friction?

canst thee see Jesus?

canst thee see the creator?

Michaelangelo amidst the stars.