Phases of Venus

[Philatone]

hello leanne
just to leave a quick two cents

I have swung with Galileo, selling new world
views to lonely sorrowers in the spotlight
of collapsed suns

...an image of a telescope really came to mind vividly with the last two lines, though perhaps I'm stretching too far. it is an opening that really flows, with a dramatic touch (i'm looking at you, last line)

The conversions are isochronous; from speculation ...for such a factual, scientific line, I thought this was well worded with a pleasant cadence. i was expecting more of a play of words with "isochronous", though, to show the difference between what you see now and how old something really is when dealing with space, though your original choice is probably best to show how different things are felt and experienced at the same time
to contempt with the pull of a string...the contempt I found really interesting
as the minds are drawn back

It’s easier to tuck heresies between my legs
one hundred at a time
than to tumble these crumbling towers...i admit that "towers" did lose me somewhat; wasn't sure what they were referring to: the people, their beliefs, what they are witnessing....

Regardless of weight, worth or birth
all things will fall ...things applies to many of the both concrete and abstract topics you raised in the poem, I think making this a good close that unites the whole piece

I hope I was able to extract some of what you intended, thanks for the read