And each year now
we know more, but we know no better —
what we see in the sky is simply
the softened gloss of the past sifting
back to us, and likewise, every atom
down the body's shining length
was inside a star, and will be again.


Dark Matter: Poems (ed. Copper Beech Press, 1993)

Christopher Buckley Quotes

And each year now we know more, but we know no better — what we see in the sky is simply the softened gloss of the past sifting back to us, and...

And each year now we know more, but we know no better — what we see in the sky is simply the softened gloss of the past sifting back to us, and...

And each year now we know more, but we know no better — what we see in the sky is simply the softened gloss of the past sifting back to us, and...

And each year now we know more, but we know no better — what we see in the sky is simply the softened gloss of the past sifting back to us, and...