The Tail of a Rabbit & a Sonnet of Stars
A Rather Abrupt Variety of Poems
Sonnet of Stars
How startling was the beauty of the stars
When I looked up tonight–forgetful, I,
Of aught beyond my pain of flesh and heart–
To see against the blackness of the sky
The blaze of midnight, all the glory housed
Star upon star, so far beyond our thought.
The distance of that sudden light aroused
My wonder, and that wonder questions brought:
Why need…
