The celestial stage is set for solar evolution...

first, a push soft and gentle
just stirs forth; the dust's embrace
drawing gently – drawing forward
closer, closer, I concur
as I watch it prance and twirl
the dust surrounds, circles, reaches
towers form and then compress
and from the ashes She is born
a gentle star amongst the rest,
making room for life to churn
our solar sister feeding us
her spins and steps enamor me
her flaring dress reaching forth
the billowing heat of fusion within
send tiny specks that barely matter
hinting towards her inner power
but once she tires after miles and miles
she reaches further, expanding, releasing, and stretching beyond
her power reaches the further rows
and she begins to dance once more
but layered now, her performance grows
lighter than air I do depose
looser and looser, she seems to twirl
releasing her layers across the moor
leaving the dust behind to reveal
our solar dancer upon the floor
her performance was such an uproar
she’s ceased now, smaller and smaller
crushing herself within her own palms
as she curls to degenerate matter
although inactive, echoes of her dance remain
until she cools and floats gently backstage
perhaps her performance will inspire another
perhaps a new celestial mother?


Breakdown by verse

first, a push soft and gentle
just stirs forth; the dust's embrace
drawing gently – drawing forward
closer, closer, I concur
as I watch it prance and twirl
the dust surrounds, circles, reaches
towers form and then compress
and from the ashes She is born
a gentle star amongst the rest,
making room for life to churn
our solar sister feeding us
her spins and steps enamor me
her flaring dress reaching forth
the billowing heat of fusion within
send tiny specks that barely matter
hinting towards her inner power
but once she tires after miles and miles
she reaches further, expanding, releasing, and stretching beyond
her power reaches the further rows
and she begins to dance once more
but layered now, her performance grows
lighter than air I do depose
looser and looser, she seems to twirl
releasing her layers across the moor
leaving the dust behind to reveal
our solar dancer upon the floor
her performance was such an uproar
she’s ceased now, smaller and smaller
crushing herself within her own palms
as she curls to degenerate matter
although inactive, echoes of her dance remain
until she cools and floats gently backstage
perhaps her performance will inspire another
perhaps a new celestial mother?

This first verse is referencing the gravitational collapse of clouds of dust and gas that cause stars to form. The suggestion of towers is a reference to the pillars of creation, which is an image taken by the hubble space telescope depicting these immense towers of gas and dust.

This second verse is referencing the birth of the sun itself, describing it as gentle to depict it's relatively small size compared to how much more massive stars can be. It is also describing how the sun gives the energy for life on earth. Next, it describes solar flares and how the sun is powered by nuclear fusion, releasing neutrinos that prove this to be the case.

This next verse describes the eventual evolution of the sun into a red giant. The sun will expand into a red giant due to running out of hydrogen fuel at its core, then it will go from fusing hydrogen at it's core to burning hydrogen and helium in layers. (helium is lighter than air)

This verse has further exploration of the sun expanding, and then description of how the sun will "eject" its atmosphere in a planetary nebula due to running out of helium to fuse at its core. Then it describes a white dwarf that will be left behind, which is made of degenerate matter. It also references how this white dwaf will shine hotly, although inactive, until it eventually cools into a dense clump of carbon after millions of years.

This last part is a reflection on what happens to the gas and dust left behind after the death of a star. It may become part of a larger cloud of dust and form a new star.

Information learned from my ASTRO 101 class and https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e