STEADFAST.

Not like the stars that high in heaven

Shine so serenely with unchanging rays

That marveling at their calmness, you believe

Of their “firm-fixed and lasting quality”

There is no type upon the earth beneath.

A few weeks hence look up, and you shall find

Each steadfast planet steadfastly has moved

Across the midnight azure of the sky

With silent rays still tranquil and serene.