Orbital Resonance

I saw the rings of Saturn once —
Albeit from a distance:
A record etched with grooves to which 
The universe was listening. 

The circle past the dead wax lacked 
A label or a name, 
Though neither was it strictly speaking 
Absolutely plain. 

It must have been an opera 
Or something else thematic
If even from so far away 
It sounded so dramatic.