13/30

Poem starting with a line from Norman Dubie

The lights of the galaxies are strung out over a dipper of gin,

or the better part of a very large bear. Even an amateur 

can see it. When the Doctors and Viziers weren't busy

inventing algebra, they saw three great leaps. Much further

north, the blond fisherman saw Charles' wagon, Charles

the wink-wink nickname for a no-longer-acceptable god.

In a better world, we would tell our children this

is where the term Chuck Wagon comes from.

In a better world, Ursa Major Moving Group

were underrated titans of the progressive sound,

known to fans just by their initials.