A Jovial Evening

[Gardy2016]

I remember my Galileo moment,
viewing Jupiter through a telescope.
A sphere, the sunlight on it's surface
gradually curving into deep shadows.
A pale red smudge around the middle
and surrounding it four bright moons.
"It's half a billion miles away", I said,
showing you.
And you said,
"Huh, those five dots?"
As my axis shifted and sent me spinning
in a mercurial orbit towards the pub.

I enjoyed reading this poem. I like the metaphor in the last two lines. There was some nice alliteration in this poem but it wasn't overdone in my opinion. I liked the energy and the way it flowed. I liked the images in lines 2-5.