solstices

there are distinct times of the year
when two or more conditions meet
cross lines between orbits
of planets, green leaves, potential heartbreaks
and other celestial objects

thus you might have a early-spring solstice
diagonal enough
to close in on the mid spring solstice
unfathered, ridiculous to the eyes of
anyone out of its ellipsis

but what really draws attention
on those days and nights
is the ease with which
shrapnel flies from your eyes
to be received with sparks and speechless
awe by unwary telescopes
pointed to the sky.

written for Z.D.