This paper reconstitutes astrology not as superstition but as a wisdom tradition sustained through poetry. It advances a distinctive framework-astrology as poetic practice-in which verse becomes a vessel of cultural memory and ethical reflection. Drawing on the Vedic principles of Ṛta (cosmic harmony) and Dharma (justice), the study locates South Asian inheritance within a global lineage of astrological poetics, from Manilius's Astronomica and Sarrocchi's exchanges with Galileo to Roman prophetic verse. Through comparative textual analysis and a contemporary case study, Betel and the Birth Chart shows how cosmic inheritance is inscribed within everyday ritual imagery and poetic rhythm. By condensing celestial order into metaphor, silence, and performance, poetry perpetuates astrology's dignity while opening up new horizons of interdisciplinary dialogue across philosophy, sociology, psychology, and performance studies. The paper concludes by pointing toward broader implications for pedagogy, comparative cosmology, and contemporary aesthetic practice.