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City of Streetlights

I remember stark beautiful nights
       Blue nebulae, stars shining bright 
      Constellations, mind-bending sights 
      Brilliant moonshine, rising in height 
      And then ascended, our fuzzy lights
     Heaven vanished, perhaps took flight


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David Kavanagh

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/23/2021 3:53:00 PM

To see the skies without earth’s lights is to step back in time ~ whoa *****

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/23/2021 8:39:00 PM

A step back into my memories Kim, a fuzzy haze has become my new norm, city life, cheers David

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 11/23/2021 2:26:00 PM

To witness an illuminated night sky is breathtaking~it is a shame that it is so diminished by the comings and goings of humankind. I really enjoyed reading your monorhyme, beautifully penned! Blessings, Paulette

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/23/2021 2:37:00 PM

Thank you so much Paulette, only when on holiday away from the city do I ever get a chance to witness the majesty of the night sky in all its glory, but I should think myself lucky in some city’s around the world they cannot see the sun the atmosphere is so polluted, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 11/23/2021 9:00:00 AM

To see the wonders of the sky you have to venture out to the back of beyond, a shame that kids in the cities will probably never see the beauty of the night sky in all its glory. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/23/2021 9:22:00 AM

So right Tom, we used to know most of the constellations and planets as kids, they wouldn’t have a clue today, not their fault just city expansion, and light pollution, cheers David