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Moore, Richard

Telescopes

Stupendous cosmic sneeze

of fleeing galaxies,

a universe expanding

past human understanding,

yet seemingly designed

to picture man's own mind

that, also losing heart,

expands and flies apart:

to find out what you're hinting,

centuries we've been squinting

through telescopes that told,

well, what? You're big; you're old;

and to complete the fable,

desperately unstable.

It's time for something new,

maybe, to glimpse you through:

so new it may seem nutty,

like, say, a lump of putty —

the putty we are made of,

nothing to be afraid of.

It's like the world one savors,

mornings, of breakfast flavors.

By God, we'll have a winner:

Universe goes with dinner.

The meal's ready for fixing.

Get out your spoons, start mixing!