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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Date: 10/16/2017 1:37:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Steven.
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Date: 10/13/2017 5:28:00 AM
Wonderful rhyme, Steven, and inclusion of the celestial bodies - great work! Congrats on your win! :-)
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Date: 10/12/2017 9:54:00 PM
Nicely penned piece. Thank you for entering my contest and congrats on your placement!
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Date: 10/4/2010 8:56:00 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
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Date: 10/4/2010 4:37:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Steven in Barbara Gorelick's contest "Heaven's Sake". Love, Carol
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Date: 10/3/2010 8:53:00 PM
Congrats Steven on your super win in BG's contest with this great write.. enjoy your win today with luv..
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Date: 10/3/2010 6:35:00 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
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Date: 8/6/2010 10:20:00 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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