The Telescope


The telescope dozes on its tripod,
head tilted back, one eye closed,
steady on three feet, waiting

patiently for gentle hands
to lift and carry it reverently
into the darkness of a starry

night, open its solitary eye,
turn its gaze to the skies
and peer deeply into heaven’s past.

David M. Frye
April 8, 2009
Denton, Neb.