012119

Glanced last night at the cookie with a bite missing
shining big and orange from a clear dark sky
a rare wonder, but I was too cold to linger.

In Alabama's summer, when I could have taken it
optical astronomy would have sucked
Cybele's emblem would have been shrouded in mist
or worse.

I like to watch, as Peter Sellers said
but I like comfort more
this injury makes that elusive at the best of times
or so I try to recall.