WHILE THE STARS WERE SLEEPING

The sky was a blanket of clouds this morning…no birds were singing…no rabbits leaping. I imagine underneath that blanket…a million stars were sleeping. I miss the stars when they’re asleep…when our morning walk we cannot share… but I do take some solace and find some comfort in knowing they’re still there. So…while the stars were sleeping and I was walking on my own… I decided, on a whim, to flip through the pictures on my phone. Like most people, I imagine, my phone is filled to capacity with pictures from my life…photos of places, friends and family. And I thought…how wonderful…how exciting…my phone is a memoir… filled, as I flipped through photos…with a myriad of stars. Shooting stars…flashing for a moment…as shooting stars are prone… but a moment I feel blessed…to have captured on my phone. And in my heart and in my mind…a new thought was given birth: How lucky I am to be surrounded by so many stars on Earth. Stars right here on my phone…that I forever shall be keeping… an awareness made on a cloudy night… while all the other stars were sleeping.