Liberté, Égalité, Humanité
the Moon lies
in some galactic gutter
off his face on space junk
leaving all the lights on
so many colours, constellations confused
by brilliance of the luminous clutter
and you here, warm, safe, sound asleep
to the universal song and dance
of the stars going loopy
given their chance
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CLP 09/06/2021
so silent this blue turns black
nothing moves on Earth
a meteor streak
a faint schwoosh far off
sprinkled stardust
dissolves into tapestry of night
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CLP 31/05/2021
Here’s white light, no heat
Heaven’s lights will shine bright tonight
In this brilliant galaxy
how will you hear
the star that calls to you?
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CLP 18/02/2021
too hot for covers
makeshift bed on balcony
tracing shooting stars
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CLP 05/01/2021
New, she draws out light
enlivens heaven’s starred cloth
that wraps all in dreams
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https://www.moongiant.com/phase/10/16/2020
CLP 16/09/2020
Clouds cleared, stars shone bright
Beneath The Plough, just to the right
Tear drop of comet
Smeared on the night
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n.b. Absolutely beautiful. It is worth waiting up for comet Neowise. An omen? Whatever. It is wondrous.
Please excuse my rough star map (copyright Really Badly Drawn Star Guides inc).
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CLP 20/07/2020
Drape of perfect blue
Dissolved by summer heat
Reveals heaven’s gifts
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CLP 19/07/2020
I had forgotten
The magic of heaven’s lights
Dancers beyond clouds
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n.b. Delighted to look up tonight and be able to see the pinpricks of stars. We have had quite a few days of cloud cover of late.
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CLP 18/02/2020
Beyond planets; stars.
Beautiful lights of heaven
What carries you on?
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n.b. The space between stars is nothing but nothing. The Interstellar Medium (ISM) or Interstellar Space is a soup of gases; nothing is what it seems.
CLP 18/12/2019
When I look up
After the orange half-moon has crept behind the oaks
I see the un-imaginal number of stars
Come to light
And am overawed
Every time
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Every time
.
Every time
.
If every star
Carries a wish
A prayer
A question
It just shows
How little we know
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CLP 06/12/2019
