Riding the Sky
by Rich Pearl
A journey on a little horse
into uncharted territory;
wandering the cosmos,
sighting distant planets
and wayward comets
amidst the endless night.
Somewhere in my dreams,
high up in the sky,
I have walked the moon,
ridden on a stellar stallion,
bathed in the shimmer of stars
and seen the light
of a thousand dawns
that span an endless horizon.
Today I climbed the mountain,
set down my telescope,
adjusted the lens
and sought the unknown,
a vision of God's work --
Tiny Equuleus,
a small foal
in the vastness of space.
Copyright © 2003, Rich Pearl
Equuleus, the Colt
by Johannes Hevelius
Rich Pearl is the author of a collection of parables, fables, and the re-workings of legends. As an army brat, he spent his early years collecting stories and embellishing on them. Decades later, he's still at it. He welcomes comments of any sort.