On a night quite unenchanting, starry photons downward slanting, |
While I guided, quietly ranting "Periodic Error I Abhor!" |
A gust of wind and papers scattered, only the dancing guidestar mattered |
stupid backlash! my ego shattered as I paced across the floor |
there is nothing I hate more |
Hard upon the floor I treaded, angry, resentful as I headed |
toward the toolbox that I dreaded opening, over by the door |
searching for the tool that mattered, I made sure that nothing clattered, |
banged, nor bumped or fell and shattered, the nightime silence out the door |
For my neighbors quietly sleeping, being wakened oft before |
my activities they did not adore |
Dec worm's binding, not freely turning, engineering I am learning, |
exact tolerances not withstanding but much better than before |
To the eyepiece then I stumbled, under my breath yet I mumbled |
confidence completely crumbled "Backlash be gone please" I implore |
guidestar kissing crosshair is all I'm longing for |
a simple adjustment and nothing more |
Open here I tripped the shutter of the Nikon F my bread and butter |
loaded with its precious treasure of a film that's made no more |
Nervously I peered intently into the eyepiece Oh so gently |
whispering a futile plea to all of those who came before |
I gamely try to capture photons and resolve the galactic core |
only this and nothing more |
The nightime rhythm gently soothing frazzled nerves - resolve unmoving, |
one hour into this exposure - only minutes more to go |
when bychance the quiet's broken, Jet Airliner overhead the token |
of my undoing and another ruined picture this I know! |
Scrambling like a man possessed to get my Hat in place so it won't show |
this could have been the final blow |
Hypered emulsion still collecting ancient photons it's detecting |
reciprocity neglecting - millions by the score ! |
to be revealed just like magic barring an event most tragic |
defying common sense and logic in D19 solution from the store |
let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;-- |
pin point stars and galactic core! |