A soliloquy to a celestial presence, perhaps more tangible than the popularized and mass-marketed God, who looks down upon our pitiful existence from the heavens. Omnipresent and benign, it nonetheless has no impact (or interest) whatsoever in the scenes that play out below.
Orion of course refers to the constellation, one of the more easily identifiable in the night sky. "Your faithful dog shines brighter than its lord and master" likely refers to the constellation Canis Major ("large dog") which seems to follow Orion on his nightly journey. "Your jeweled sword twinkles" is a reference to the bright stars (42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis) and M42, the Orion Nebula which make up Orion's "sword" which are in an almost straight line and are prominent features of the constellation.
A soliloquy to a celestial presence, perhaps more tangible than the popularized and mass-marketed God, who looks down upon our pitiful existence from the heavens. Omnipresent and benign, it nonetheless has no impact (or interest) whatsoever in the scenes that play out below.
Orion of course refers to the constellation, one of the more easily identifiable in the night sky. "Your faithful dog shines brighter than its lord and master" likely refers to the constellation Canis Major ("large dog") which seems to follow Orion on his nightly journey. "Your jeweled sword twinkles" is a reference to the bright stars (42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis) and M42, the Orion Nebula which make up Orion's "sword" which are in an almost straight line and are prominent features of the constellation.