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.