Headlight on the Hilltop
author's note:
Easy to forget that we’re in outer space.
HEADLIGHT ON THE HILLTOP
Yeah--
what I saw was probably
just a car headlight
switching from low to bright
then from bright to low
up there on the hillside.
Nonetheless
the sight thrilled my heart
before I could stop to think
and when
the light blinked off
a few moments later
(or maybe it was an hour)
my eyes began to search
the heavens in hope
even as I told myself:
you'll find nothing above
except a litter of stars
and indeed
though I did strain
that's all I could see:
distant balls of gas
but so many...
more than I could possibly take in--
once again
I felt our universe to be
something so much greater
than my small mind
can comprehend...
once again
I felt microscopic
in the mystery--
wonderfully insignificant.
Yes, I told myself
probably just a headlight
beaming from low to bright
then from bright to low
over and over again
but even so...
a blessed event.
© 2017, Michael R. Patton
Searching for My Best Beliefs: a book
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