Starry Messenger
Galileo's peek into the heavens
shattered the celestial certitude
puncturing the close-at-hand
realm of God.
God no longer peered down
a few crystal spheres away
just behind pasted-on stars
close enough to be comforting.
Published by Centauri
I was a social studies teacher for thirty years in a middle school. I also was a freelance writer during that time and have published articles, short stories, poems and a novel for young adults, "On a Dista... View profile
