CAPTAIN ON ARGO NAVIS
By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
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For a while, I was the captain
of the largest ship in Space,
composed of the constellations
Carina, Vela and Puppis,
and I wanted to reform it.
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In Carina
I asked the star Canopus
to shine less
so that the variability of Eta Carinae
could be better seen.
But Canopus did not listen to me.
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In Vela
I asked the star Gamma Velorum
to shine brighter
so that the world could bypass
the asterism called the False Cross.
But Gamma Velorum did not listen to me.
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In this rebellious context
I submitted my resignation in Puppis -
not in any of its star clusters,
but (so as not to cause chaos)
on the star Naos.
#poetry