The Firmament of Achievement

To every mother it is

her child who represents

a rising star in the 

firmament of achievement.

That validation from

her inner sources of 

competence bridging

brilliance is but her due

when her child's accomplishments

are aptly feted.  How much more

so when he is accorded the

glory of his name enshrined

forever in the annals of the

named asteroids that blaze

across galaxies, a fitting nod

to his own ascendancy in

his place, however modest,

alongside the glittering stars

of astrophysics in the

timeless search for the final

answers to our questions

of the ineffable sublime.