Stars
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     I look up at the stars 
     They’re such bright and shining things 
     Subtle light on moonless nights 
     And guidance they do bring 

     The crickets hum their merry tune 
     But all else is silent here 
     As I sit upon the dew-soaked ground 
     I try to feel of good cheer 

     I look above at these stars 
     Those things so far away 
     What we see may not be there 
     But their light they still display 

     The stars form constellations 
     Figures and different forms 
     And they were there for sailors 
     Who must have braved the storms 

     Those stars seem so ageless 
     As they twinkle back at me 
     So bright and shining, glowing 
     Sparkles for all to see 

     And upon those bright, twinkling stars 
     I make a single wish 
     That I may find the right person 
     To share the rest of my life with 

     The stars care nothing of my plea 
     And continue to shimmer on 
     For they will go on shinning 
     Until the time is dawn 

     I sit there a little longer 
     Underneath those stars 
     Their blessed light falling on me 
     For I must travel far 

     I rise up very slowly then 
     Gazing up at the sky 
     Those specks of small twinkling lights 
     Bring forth from me a sigh 

     I enter now, my own household 
     And the stars do laugh and play 
     And they will be there every night 
     For me to gaze and pray