starlight falls out of the skies

and settles in her upturned eyes;

she peers into the jeweled vault

until the sun begins to rise.

*

an amateur astronomer,

she knows the moons of jupiter,

orion’s belt, and saturn’s rings–

she loves the stars like i love her.

*

i hope someday she’ll love me too,

but i will not obstruct her view

or take the stars out of her eyes–

my love for her is tried and true.

–image by ai