If you Want to Watch the Perseids - Sande Anfang

[Larry Robinson]

If you Want to Watch the Perseids
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you have to understand the power of night
to ice your bones inside the thin fleece jacket.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you have to find a quiet road away from street lamps 
and the moon’s cheesecake grin.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you have to hoard patience like four-leaf clovers
and swallow words you want to speak.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you have to sprawl across the hood of your car
and cock you head at an impossible angle.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you have to soft-focus your eyes
‘til they sweep the village of sky.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you must be willing to be distracted
by the courtship of Great-Horned Owls.
 
If you want to watch the Perseids
you must risk disappointment
and count your gratitude one star at a time.

	- Sande Anfang