Frail Is the Star

Stardust filters her eyes-- diving headlong into an ache of links from yesterdays, coal the firmament. Each star a dot of reverie blinking with frail luster, a speck rusted in time washed by love’s weeping. Brian Strand's Choice 10

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 5/31/2020 3:32:00 AM
Beautiful...Wonderous imagery to behold with such weeping sentiment. Moving... Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 7/4/2014 10:07:00 AM
Amelie, Congratulations, in Nette's " SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI!!" Contest :) LINDA
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Date: 7/4/2014 7:36:00 AM
Very emotional Naani, Amelie. Many congrats on your fine win. bfn Lainie
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Date: 7/3/2014 10:44:00 PM
wow, so sad yet so beautiful. Congrats on your well deserved win.
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Date: 7/1/2014 4:19:00 PM
Congrats on a great win, Amelie. Hugs.. Arlene
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Date: 7/1/2014 3:40:00 PM
overpoweringly sad and lyrical; very uniquely expressed, amelie.. thanks for gracing my contest and sweet congrats on your high win.. huggs
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Date: 7/1/2014 1:11:00 PM
Hi Amelie- Bravo on your great win - well deserved, my friend!
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Date: 7/1/2014 12:35:00 PM
A lovely set of Naanis on fraility of stars, Amelie, Congrats. Mohan
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Date: 7/1/2014 11:31:00 AM
Hi Amelia! Congrats on this winning, pensive poem where imagery plays a leading part. // paul
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Date: 7/1/2014 10:22:00 AM
I liked the imagery that you used in the write, Amelie. Congrats on a great win
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Date: 6/20/2014 12:47:00 AM
Pensive meteoric metaphor. " Coal the firmament", how arresting!
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