STARRY NIGHT

LOOK UP AND GET LOST

I HAVE AN OBSESSION WITH STARS

NOT THE STARS THAT MEAN YOU HAVE WON SOMETHING OR HAVE DONE SOMETHING WELL

NOT HOLLYWOOD ACTORS OR MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE FAME FROM SPORT OR MUSIC

BUT THE TINY BALLS OF LIGHT ABOVE US ALL WHEN THE DAY TURNS TO NIGHT

I ADORE THEM

I CONSTANTLY TAKE MOMENTS IN THE NIGHT TO APPRECIATE HOW 

SMALL A PIECE IN THE PUZZLE WE ARE AND HOW MUCH MORE THERE IS

THEY ARE WONDROUS

NOT A WORD USED TO DESCRIBE MUCH IN LIFE

THE LIGHTS OF THE NIGHT SKY INSPIRE A FEELING OF WONDER AND DELIGHT

UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE I AM IN THE WORLD, I KNOW THAT WHEN I SEE A CERTAIN SHAPE IN THE NIGHT SKY I AM HOME

AND THOSE THAT KNOW ME, KNOW I TRY MY BEST TO SHARE MY JOY AND AMAZEMENT FOR THE BLANKET ABOVE US

WE ARE ALL FLAWED AND I SUPPOSE I FEEL THE NIGHT SKY IS SOMETIMES A REFLECTION OF US

NOT ALL OF US TAKE THE TIME TO NOTICE, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE CITY WHO CAN BARELY SEE THROUGH THE RUSH OF THE CITY, THE SMOG OF THE CHAOS AND THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS THAT SURROUND US

THOSE WHO ARE MORE REMOTE LEAD A SIMPLER LIFE, ABLE TO LOOK UP TO SEE THE GENERATIONS BEFORE THEM, OR BE FACED WITH THEIR OWN PRESENT

BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE SKY SHOWS US EVERYTHING ABOUT OURSELVES

IT IS A BLANKET OF OUR FLAWS, OUR STRENGTHS, OUR VIRTUES, OUR VICES

IT REFLECTS ALL THAT WAS, ALL THAT IS, AND PRESENTS US WITH A WONDERMENT OF WHAT ELSE IS TO COME

DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK UP

GET LOST IN THE DARKNESS, AND LET THE LIGHT HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN THE THINGS A SAUCEPAN CAN DO FOR A GIRL

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