Atlas

Michael Newberry Space Series Poetry #4

As night becomes day
And day turns to night
As planets revolve
Each sphere of delight

As starlight peeps through
And darkness pervades
In each passing moment
Eternity displayed

I am the watcher
The guardian of space
Betwixt heaven and earth
I prevent their embrace

I am endurance
Through strength and pure will
I shoulder the heavens
A destiny fulfilled

Do not look in pity
For the burden I bear
Stabilises the universe
A unique solitaire

As day becomes night
And night turns to day
All balance and order
In the cosmos, I sway

Atlas by Michael Newberry