A sweep within a sphere
Low sun
Dull sun
Tree-parsed horizon
A schema for scattered gods
Swath of calendar
Disc of sky
As dayless
As nightless
As nimbus
Unclad branches
Slumbering buds
The mind’s eye
in the thick of it
Partial moon
Full moon
Cloud-scattered moon
No moon at all
In hushed progression
Opulent branches
Fattening fruit
A pinch of precession
Starlight
Street light
Satellite
A tilt for all seasons
An orbit to keep us
—
Lisa Rosenberg is the author of A Different Physics, winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award for Poetry. A former space program engineer trained as a physicist, her writing spans poetry, multidisciplinary essays, and satire. Her work has been recognized by a Djerassi Leonardo Residency, Wallace Stegner Fellowship, and MOSAIC America Fellowship. She served as Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, California, and is a frequent speaker on the confluence of arts and sciences.
