I may know
the exact rate of a light-year,
how the stars form galaxies,
and the physics of the universe.

I may understand
the artful ways of a supernova,
the beautiful end to the life of a star,
or the science behind planetary movement,

but not,
              -- the alignment the physics
              the chemistry
              the eclipses
              the Hubble
              Andromeda
              and Triangulum –

not any of it
can match
the feeling of your hand
in mine.