Pulsar
a cosmic beacon
radiating, revolving
electrifying and exciting
cold and lonely dark matter
holding the blanket
back from the vacuum
existence persists
luminescent beings pulsate
flow through your loose grip
astroplankton set loose
to illuminate the depths
for space-besotted argonauts
lost in a dimmer abyss
there is no space without you
keeping time
maintaining creation
missing your own shine
shifting on your axis
to bring light to this dark
guiding giddy planeteers
offering a constant horizon
for those of us
universally inclined
to wander beyond natal orbits
a world contained
in a teaspoon
a master of the gravitational
this pull ...
falling though the silver fabric
never tearing a fragile thread
shimmer trails fade to warmth
your fingertips trace ...
a solar path through the stellar
falling is flying with you
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Words are my own. The photo is courtesy of NASA