Night's Sky

When you look up at the sky at night,
You fail to mark immediately,
The many wondrous stars there are;
Your gaze must be constant and precise,
To note the lesser sparkling ones.
So is it then, that in this world,
Of successes and unfortunates;
We still cannot see beneath the apparent,
For something intrinsically beautiful.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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January 23, 2010 at 5:28 AM
I love to look at the stars, and i like to think what lies behind them, and what awaits earth in the future. For there are others and its just a matter of time when we will be visited again >> lovely poem Emmanuel >> James
Segal Avatar
November 18, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Lovely poem! It's amazing what you see when you look a little bit further, the night sky here in Spain really twinkles, love Simone
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October 24, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I think of the dim ones, Emmanuel, as being the ones farther out into our source, thus they are greater by their position from us. Smile. Good write, enjoyed the read, Sincerely, Moses
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October 6, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Thank you for sharing this awesome piece with us Emmanuel. Love, Carol
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October 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Great metaphoric use here. I love what you have done. Keep writing. Sara
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