The Big Bang

by Wayne F. Burke / November 17th, 2024

Full moon shining
like a TV set in
a darkened room:
one star like
a speck in the
molten blue
born 13 billion years
or so ago, we are told, when
time and space somehow, suddenly
came out a pinhole
like the iris
in a god’s eye.

Wayne F. Burke's poetry has been widely published online and in print (including in Dissident Voice). He is the author of eight published full-length poetry collections -- most recently Black Summer, 2021, Spartan Press. He lives in Vermont (USA). Read other articles by Wayne F..

This article was posted on Sunday, November 17th, 2024 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.