Cosmic Cacophany

    She sat in the chair, staring into space, while the kids charged around above her, yelling at the tops of their voices. "See! See! Little Courtney! Can't you see all that space can be?" It was an enchanting rhyme, and to it she focused on the cosmos. Galaxies swirled, stars formed and exploded in bursts of bright light. This was the universe on a grand scale. And the tune to which she witnessed it was these children, yelling the same chant over and over. "See! See!"

    Courtney couldn't ignore the noise, though, so watch she did. She watched the creation of planets, the annihilation of matter, and the vast paintings of nebulae strewn across the sky. It was beautiful. She couldn't understand how the children fit into the picture, but if she watched long enough, maybe she'd understand.