constellation
Bright Hearts Burning
self-consuming

in the broadcast of story
that may reach, or not,
some infinitesimal destination

some lonely planet
circling some lonely average star
long after the blazing Hearts

go still and dissipate
into contemplative clouds
of gases and ashes

that spark birth of the new
from their rich material;
that offer wonder

to the very distant
from the script
of their ancient light