small dome · upper roof · disused

the observatory

a brass tube pointed at a closed shutter. the shutter has not been opened since the astronomer of the house went away, and the astronomer of the house is the only one who ever opened it.

through it, theoretically, the moon. through it, theoretically, the small fires we call constellations. through it, presently, plywood.

midnight here is patient; twilight here is hopeful.