Star that drifts farther and further apart
Where goes thou with my wanting, waning heart?
The many years light takes to get to me
Have worn me down, I can no longer see
The bright brilliance of your shining red light.
Where goes the space which lovers lofty make
When their separation comes swift in sight?
Does it disappear with the time it takes
To build the union that passed far away?
How it passes and how we go astray!
We hold our breaths in want to make it stay
But we must exhale as our lights red-shift
And our stellar bodies begin to drift
Lest we lose our light and our bright array
Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017 at 9:19 PM UTC
Star that drifts farther and further apart
Where goes thou with my wanting, waning heart?
The many years light takes to get to me
Have worn me down, I can no longer see
The bright brilliance of your shining red light.
Where goes the space which lovers lofty make
When their separation comes swift in sight?
Does it disappear with the time it takes
To build the union that passed far away?
How it passes and how we go astray!
We hold our breaths in want to make it stay
But we must exhale as our lights red-shift
And our stellar bodies begin to drift
Lest we lose our light and our bright array
I actually wrote this for a class, but I like the sciencey parts of it too much to not share here too
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