A thin cloud drawn
across the night sky

a cloud
not a jet trail

not as precise
above it the moon

below it
stars

in some celestial
equation

so enamored
am I with this

idea of divination
two of the stars

are traveling
in opposite directions

jetliners
both going

and both leaving
but I wasn’t looking

for something
so obvious

so keen am I
on division

always wanting
to know just

how many times
a thing can go

then wanting
to know

the remainder