Perseids—
ashtral projection
of an urn
ever now
the underbelly
of stardust
redshift
stardrift
lightsift
Southern Cross—
my albatross
of exile
echo-light
in meteoric fall
of darkness
in faith
the cloud cover
of doubts
down-fall
light's burn-up
in coming
sibilant
the background resonance
of silence