A lumbering cradle of stone-flesh,
its horn curved into an arch
from which tiny stars and paper fish dangle—
a nursery mobile for the sky.
It walks slowly,
because it carries the dreams of newborn constellations,
and if it ever sleeps,
the ornaments begin to spin
and whisper lullabies to the moon.


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