Astronomers said today
that Neptune, long dismissed
as a cobalt-blue gas giant
cloaked in deathly cold,
has a warm south pole.
Didn't they know this
master of disguises, of
clouded issues lurking
beneath the surface,
has a burning heart?
Neptune's nebulous urge
a transcendent impulse
to touch a greater glamor:
Venus' high manifestation,
vehicle of sacrifice reborn.
Cruel planet of deception,
oppressed and abandoned:
society's hopeless misfits
and crazed visionaries, it
spins out enlightenment.
Things aren't as they seem:
derangement, persecution,
confinement, abandonment.
Only if Saturn's test is passed
does Neptune show advantage.
Planet of faith, trust and hope:
a paradox of freedom reached
through bleakest bondage,
shattering the mundane, a
lofty dream made manifest.
Neptune has a heart.
This poem was inspired by my studies at the Astropoetic School of Soul Discovery with Joe Landwehr. Addendum: With regard to the Saturn-Neptune connection, I have Saturn sextile Neptune natally. One source suggests that 'this gives the ability to bring realism and idealism together for constructive aims. It fosters patience and responsibility tied to altruisitc motivations. Those born with this aspect are willing to work hard to make their dreams reality and can usually find a sense of satisfaction and higher purpose in the tasks that appear mundane to others.' Hoping so!
