I Wandered Lonely As a Star

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" 
     -  William Wordsworth


I wandered lonely as a star
Out there in the evening sky,
Seems so close, yet was so far
To another who was like I;
How can it be there was no trace
Given the vastness of outer space?

After looking high and low
And saddened by night's end,
I caught a glimpse, a silver glow
A sign did the heavens send;
And me, thinking there was no hope
And me, without a telescope.

No closer could I be to you
In a universe so outstretched,
In the depth of midnight blue
The idea of us was too far-fetched;
Still I wander about this place so vast
A little less lonely, unlike in the past.

Just knowing you are out there
Gives a poet some peace of mind,
To stop looking for one so rare
That something too hard to find;
Twinkling in a galaxy of black,
We just say hello, forth and back.

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Date: 10/23/2022 7:36:00 PM
Beautiful, transcendent, inspiring poem. Thank you!
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 11/6/2022 9:39:00 AM
Thanks for reading, Carol... I really appreciate it!
Date: 10/12/2022 8:34:00 PM
Congratulations on this starry starry write Kelly.' And it's win btw.. May I add. You wont need a Telescope or a microscope to find me.' I try to Always be available.' So here I am.' The very Ogre himself lol))) I think I should prove this by Demanding all soupers mask your identity.'s (Now will others out there think on things?) Who knows.?? Only one,' the Alpha and Omega.!
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/26/2022 9:59:00 AM
Thank you Joe ... Glad to see you again :)
Date: 9/27/2022 7:49:00 PM
A Well deserved winner Kelly, the poetry is so lovely. Harry
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/7/2022 4:02:00 PM
Thank you so very much.
Date: 9/25/2022 10:11:00 PM
A very beautiful poem. Congratulations!
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/5/2022 10:58:00 AM
Thank you!
Date: 9/24/2022 1:13:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your winning contest entry. Congratulations on your name being on the winners' list. Way to go. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my page. Sara
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/5/2022 10:47:00 AM
Thank you so much Sara... Glad you enjoyed it!
Date: 9/24/2022 3:45:00 AM
You capture the theme of loneliness very well with your poem Kelly. Clever to use a star as your subject because in the vastness of space they are very far apart. I like it. Congrats on your placement and thank you for joining the contest
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/5/2022 10:41:00 AM
Thank you so much Natasha... Glad you liked it... It was a pleasure to participate in your contest.
Date: 9/23/2022 8:57:00 PM
Wow... Kelly... I keep reading it, it feels like this is actually saying more than I can take away from it in just a couple reads. The last stanza especially. Maybe because my mind is tired, or because it has dimmed a bit lol. I truly enjoy it none-the-less.
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/1/2022 11:09:00 AM
Thank you FJ... I think this could be interpreted in different ways, depending upon who is reading... When writing this, I was thinking about long distance relationships and how they sometimes can feel more like friendships, instead, because the two people are so far apart.
Date: 9/21/2022 7:13:00 AM
Well written Kelly enjoyed reading. Best wishes for the contest.
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Kelly Deschler
Date: 10/1/2022 10:53:00 AM
Thank you for reading Michael... I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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