Staring past Orion
On the night of the at first slow rising
numinous, low in the south east
full and orange
enchantment
floating just above the pin parasol
the few lit windows of Bellegarde
a saturated sky veiled the stars
so Perseid showers shot by unseen
though he waited head-tilted, staring past Orion
Hounoux 12th August 2022
