a primer for star gazers

i bought the book
on Amazon

and on the
fly leaf

an inscription;

[Feb. 15, 1959

"my Bellatrix in Orion"

Our anniversaries are
rendered in the stars --
to forever
reflect our
love therin:
love,
-B.]

Bellatrix... female warrior

i fall into the stars
when i think of your touch
i fall and fall

i was lost,
drifting
through this universe
for so long
until
i thought i'd
found my
home planet,
there it was!
warm and green
with liquid
water and oxygen

and then
it turned
out to be
just a mirage

generated
by a strong
desire,
a hope
of what might
be

bellatrix
in
orion.

i could be that
i could
stand
a blue giant
in your
constellation

i could drift
through
the universe
with you every night

configured
but not contained
our
essence
luminescent