High, High Above
High, high above the heavenly robes in crèpes
Of purple swathes and borealis green,
A meteor’s white streaks behind the drapes
Hung blowing in the sky. Some say the scene
Results from geomagnetism’s acts
On molecules and atoms of N2
And oxygen, but those are blinkered facts,
Ignoring juxtaposed, brief rendezvous
Of two extreme ephemeralities,
A meeting that impresses every eye
That sees them as etherealities
Eternity alone can clarify.
Phenomena more fleeting than a man
Cause yearning for infinity’s bright span.