by name (a poem)

the stars are known

     by name

each spoken into existence

within the dark expanse of the universe

in response,

they shine

as if there was nothing else

     they could do,

     they would do,

     they should do

their effulgence called out from within

     their depths

something of unique and timeless beauty

exists where once there appeared to only be nothingness

now radiance

everything forever changed

  — bshivers