If We Must Choose Between

If we must choose between
What we can see and what we don't
Because it can't be seen
Does that disqualify our wont?

If we on earth below
Are central to the cosmic scheme
Must heaven tells us "no"
That we lie at the least extreme?

And if we are among
The planets in their orbits rolled
Do we in heaven hung
Play no part of what we behold?

But yes, of course we do.
And by inventing telescopes
As we bring stars in view
Earth can't deny us our hopes.