Sonnet of the Stars
As long as stars have dotted nighttime skies
Has man sought to unlock their mystery.
We gaze upon their spark with marvelled eyes
As others have throughout all history.
No other sights their beauty can discount
In waves throughout the cosmic sea arrayed.
They're splashed across the sky in rippled founts
That bathe the heavens in their pale cascade.
Each star a diamond sentinel of light
That with us sojourns on their astral track.
Their winking eyes watch over through the night.
I look to them as they look, staring back.
Though looking up I see them bright and clear,
They won't see me for several hundred years.
9.17.18
Contest: Beautiful Mystery
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