Van Gogh and the Spaceman

Van Gogh walks by the river at night.

Thoughts exploding. Bursts of light!

Ursa Major, aqua sky.

Shimmer. Sizzle. Drifting by.

Dreams of distance, silent, far.

Out of the blue, he lifts a star.

The Spaceman floats, in the heights of space.

Earth shines back in his window face.

Zaffre oceans, azure seas,

Rivers branch like ancient trees.

Dreams of nearness. Detailed. Small.

Into the blue, he starts to fall.