The empty cupboards of our Universe
Are filled with neutral cobwebs of potential;
All of them waiting for an opportunity
To blaze into life and burn away the haze.
 
The earliest galaxies glimmered quietly
As they waited for the fog to disperse; ­
Trailblazers that reveal hidden lines
And show us where to turn our gaze.
 
Eventually, the Universe lost its neutrality
Favouring a positive approach instead;
Leaving behind preserved and ageless signs
That it scattered like breadcrumbs, to be found.
 
Along these sightlines, we now traverse,
Combing the sky in search of buried times.
The Epoch of Reionization (Image Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team).
This is a bref double, inspired by recent research