SOLAR
Part of a mighty galaxy,
an ancient spiral of stars,
radiant wellspring of energy,
friend—familiar, yet unknown.
Shifting power of a living reactor,
transforming helium’s core
into metals, heavier and new,
you have poured your warmth upon the Earth.
Sing to the planets with a dancer’s pulse,
in the colours of your spectral song,
through solar wind and gravity,
through the gentle touch of a rising flame.
