Radio Galaxies

Tune in your telescope, brother,

while DJ Quasar spins the tunes

of Terry with the Kronos Quartet.

Let the riff in your inner ear make

the old grey whistle

and the constellation dance.

Set the controls

for the heart of the sun,

listen to the hum

of your interstellar overdrive.

Astronomy Do-Re-Mi?

Space is deep and

the sound of Cygnus-A

lays down the beat,

as Major Tom's bass-line

is a gas giant booming

from Alpha Centauri.

Albedo 0.39 times 33 and a third

revolutions per minute

across the Universe

scratching samples from the stars

in the real music of the spheres.