The gibbous moon slides over east
Seen soon after sunset
Approaching Mars waiting there
As a bright red fixture in November
Filling last week's crescent moon
That appeared in the southwest
Passing near paired Jupiter and Saturn
Posing like partners in Autumn
Learning to look up and identify
What few points of light are bright enough
To be seen through the electric night
To witness the shifting slow motion
December promises a convergence
As Jupiter and Saturn cross paths
Going on their wandering way
A comforting constant above us
Though the magnificence of deep space
Glittered with billions of stars
Remains hidden in past worlds
Unless you are very far from city life
When not much is visible in the night sky
My task is simpler trying to learn
What is up there flying in the distance
Unknown unless your eyes go there
