Looking To The Past

Sitting outside on a starlit night, I gaze at the heavens, in all their splendor. Watching the twinkling of the stars. They shine so beautifully, With their incandescent light. In a myriad of glorious colors. Red, gold, white, blue, yellow, green, Colors that would make a rainbow blush. The jewels of the crown of heaven. And my mind starts to wonder, How many of those stars I see, Are no longer there. Wondering how the distances in space, Can be so mind boggling, That a single light year, is beyond human comprehension. How long have these glorious lights been traveling, To get to my eyes, my human eyes. That tonight gaze at the sky. And I sit here, knowing in my heart, How foolish human beings can be, Thinking that all this, could be, an accident. 12/29/11 Alton Texas