Isaiah Zerbst Poet Couplet

The Shifting Stars

I lay me on the grassy lawn
And watch the stars, they're floating on

While one comes out from round the eaves
Across the sky another leaves

The sky is slowly shifting round
So different stars are always found

The dipper turns just like a clock
Without a sound of tick or tock

It turns about that central star
That guides the sailors from afar

While with it sails Queen Cassie's throne
And all the constellations known

Tonight's a clear and peaceful night
The moon is gone, the stars are bright

I slowly drift to seas of dreams
Alights with pinprick starlit streams

I'm thinking all the charming while
With placid face and hinting smile

That when I wake in early morn
Some different stars will be reborn

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Danielle Deason June 3, 2013 at 8:11 AM awesome poem, and nice on the win :) p.s. my nature poem is horrible compared to this, i would be ashamed to show you it haha

Skat A June 1, 2013 at 2:27 PM CONGRATS! ;-) ~SKAT~

Poet Destroyer A June 1, 2013 at 9:55 AM Isaiah, Congratulations in Kim M's contest... have yourself a nice one... xox~ LINDA

Carrie Richards May 31, 2013 at 8:01 PM We live on a grassy knoll in the country.....and quite often do just as your poem says.....we lie prone looking at the summer sky, it is like being at the planetarium.....beautiful summer skies at night. Love your poem!

Kim Morrison May 31, 2013 at 6:08 PM You set a beautiful scene. Wonderful piece! Kim

Kim Van Breda May 30, 2013 at 11:59 AM Man I love this Isaiah !! how great is our God!! have you ever watched Louis Giglio's DVD "Indescribable"? Mind boggling as to how we are so remote in the Universe and yet have such a personal relationship with God.

Andrea Dietrich May 29, 2013 at 1:41 AM you got that beat!!! Very nicely done. I like how you said at the end that another star will be reborn!

Sasha Maharaj May 21, 2013 at 12:36 AM Starry Starry Night :).. So serene :) Beautiful :)

Heather Ober May 14, 2013 at 7:07 AM WOW, sending this one straight to my faves! I love this, Isaiah. The Big Dipper as a clock is such a cool idea. And I think it's a well known fact that Cassiopeia is my favourite constellation, so I particularly loved that line :)

Matthew Anish May 12, 2013 at 10:23 PM Starry vision indeed. Very fine work here! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Richard D Seal May 12, 2013 at 6:09 PM Pity you missed the contest with this Isaiah. A beautiful write, the imagary is spot on and the flow of your writing adds to the atmosphere perfectly. Simply Great. Take care, Richard

Karen Anglesey May 11, 2013 at 2:02 PM Your creative vision of the stars is enormous and provokes so many stunning image of the skies. Expanded brilliance!

Charmaine Chircop May 11, 2013 at 1:11 PM Its a pity you missed the dead line but its lovely to read this gem..It flows so.beautifully with twinkling elegance :)

Ilene Bauer May 6, 2013 at 5:30 PM i love this, isaiah! your rhythm and rhyme are just perfect!

Carrie Richards May 6, 2013 at 4:47 PM Love this, Isaiah........I feel and smell the damp grass.....something we do in our big front lawn often in the summer. Living in the country, away from city lights, the sky is like going to the planetarium. This poem reminds me of it all !!