Winter Night's Sky

The Moon awakes
With the sleepless Stars
As the Earth settles to rest.

Venus keeps company
With rose-tinted Mars,
The Hunter saunters toward west.

The Bear wanders
And ambles around
While the Queen sits regally by.

The Earth turns 
Without a sound
As they all glide through the sky.

The King presides
O'er the celestial display
It seems like a well ordered dance.

The cotillion continues
Til the dawn of the day
Across the grand expanse


(Constellations: Hunter = Orion, Bear = Ursa Major/Big Dipper, Queen = Cassiopia, 
King = Cephas)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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Krampe Avatar
October 16, 2017 at 1:37 PM
Congrats on your win, Steven.
Barden Avatar
October 13, 2017 at 5:28 AM
Wonderful rhyme, Steven, and inclusion of the celestial bodies - great work! Congrats on your win! :-)
Shetley Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 9:54 PM
Nicely penned piece. Thank you for entering my contest and congrats on your placement!
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2010 at 8:56 PM
wow, Stephen, I loved your personification in this cool poem about a winter night sky. Very clever. A big congratulations to you. LUv, Andrea
Brown Avatar
October 4, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Congratulations on your win Steven in Barbara Gorelick's contest "Heaven's Sake". Love, Carol
Sweetheart Avatar
October 3, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Congrats Steven on your super win in BG's contest with this great write.. enjoy your win today with luv..
Gorelick Avatar
October 3, 2010 at 6:35 PM
I cant remember reading your poems before but Im going to check back. I loved this and your use of the constellations. Congrats on your win in my contest. BG
Dietrich Avatar
August 6, 2010 at 10:20 AM
well, I was wrong, it seems I did miss your very first poems. And you know what, I think you almost always write really good poems, so that makes you my newest fav poet! LUv, Andrea
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