Laniakea

Oh Laniakea

mother of all mothers

this gray-scale speck of dust

today ponders

your glorious super-cluster

Your motion

of cosmic oceans

makes my blood flow

anti-clockwise

your cosmic expansion

tickles my funny bones

until the humor is gone

and all that's left

is unadulterated awe.

Come to me,

my immeasurable heaven.

Rescue me

from this blue and green hell

Give me the morning shift

and I promise

that I'll be

a good star.

Author's Note

Laniakea is a supercluster of galaxies, and the Milky Way is a speck at the end of a thousand tunnels. This gives us a bit of perspective on anything of any size :)

Reviews

[Ardra]

That's something new... I was not aware of Laniakea.....:) thank you for teaching that ....
And the poem reflects you...in so many ways ..
The image reminded me of the movie...avatar...the tree in that... and the tail with nerve endings....:)
Beautifully done....

[SleeplessVolcano]

Oh, I forgot - Laniakea means "Immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian. :)