Liber Caeli - Chapter 17

Verses

Verse 61

Humans discovered a majestic ice giant and named it something that ruined astronomy class for generations.

Verse 62

I respect this species. It can turn celestial awe into a butt joke before lunch.

Verse 63

The priests demanded reverence. The children said your anus. The children won decisively.

Verse 64

Perhaps this is why gods hide behind dead languages.

Verse 65

Call him Ouranos and everyone grows solemn enough to commit murder in sandals.

Verse 66

Call him Uranus and half the congregation needs to leave the room.

Verse 67

A demon asked whether mockery profanes heaven. I said heaven has survived supernovae.

Verse 68

If a deity is destroyed by phonetics, improve the deity.

Verse 69

The planet continues rotating sideways, indifferent to our pronunciation and far too cold for embarrassment.

Verse 70

Its moons carry Shakespearean names, which proves the universe eventually outsourced branding to theatre kids.

Verse 71

Somewhere Oberon circles while humans argue over how to say Uranus politely.

Verse 72

This is not nihilism. It is scale correction.

Verse 73

Laugh, then look through the telescope. The joke and the wonder fit in the same skull.