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STARRY SKY

8/19/2020

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Oh starry sky
You enchant me
I have wished upon your shimmering lights
Time and time again
Repeating a childhood rhyme
Sending messages in invisible bottles
Occasionally landing on a passing satellite 
Accidental wishes carry themselves to far away lands 
Never as far as the light years
That bring this vision to our earthly realm

I believe in magic and fate
Even as the two collide 
The ingredients of dream states
I believe in tears that cleanse my soul
Allowing my heart to face the day 

As the fires rage
And the pandemic fails to fade
As humanity tries to destroy itself 
Your light shines for a billion years or more

If all the wishes spilled upon the earth
An immense understanding, compassion and wonder 
Would unfold into all the souls who found solace in your vision
Oh starry sky
I am under your spell

stars in sky in backyard
1 Comment
Toby Shimin
8/27/2020 05:43:17 am

Your work makes me profoundly sad and hopeful at the same time.

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