AND THIS

by Marie Elena

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My son and I sit together with his little cat family in his humble Cleveland apartment.  He grabs his book of Hubble Telescope photos.  He is fascinated with the universe and knows a great deal more about it than I do. He turns page after page, oohing and ahh’ing over the astounding beauty.  Immensity. Luminosity.  Each stunning photo compels him to share with me what he knows, and launches him to the next.  I am enjoying hearing the excitement in his swelling voice as we explore multiple moons and distant galaxies.

Then, the Milky Way.
His eyes grow tender.  Voice, soft.
“And this?  This is home.”

© Marie Elena Good, 2024