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When we gaze up at a starry sky…stars with a variety of names…

the distance between the stars and us…makes all stars look the same.

But that doesn’t stop us from letting out a contented silent sigh

when we marvel at their beauty as they shine across the sky.

Most stars are made of hydrogen and helium…

they form their core…their crust…

with trace amounts of carbon, calcium, nitrogen and iron

which the astronomers and poets call stardust.

It’s interesting to note…even though they spend most of their time

with distant planets …like Jupiter and Mars…

when it comes to our entire universe…we are children of the stars. 

Because we are mostly made of stardust  

let me astronomically explain:

There is calcium in our bones…iron in our veins

carbon in our souls and nitrogen in our brains.

In fact an astute astronomer might be happy to proclaim…

how we’re are all stars upon this earth…with a variety of names.

Which makes me wonder…

Perhaps there is some meaning…in how we’ve found a way…

to see all the stars as beautiful….when we gaze at them from far away…

Perhaps the problem lies in these human eyes of ours.

Perhaps we look too closely at all the children of the stars.

Perhaps the best way to view us is to take a step back…

to where we don’t see our many differences…in our colors, shapes and names…

far enough away…to where we all look the same….

Far enough so, when we view each other…across this world of ours…

we only see the beauty in all the children of the stars.

Today I’m grateful for the stars

because on the twinkling light of their beams…

all I have to do is close my eyes

to send up my wishes, hopes and dreams.

 We took a night hike through the woods…our path lit only by the moon

Along the way we heard crickets, coyotes and Chuck-Will’s-Widows croon

A hike in the quiet of the evening is always captivating!

but what made this hike more special were the telescopes that were waiting.

For when our hike was over…spreading out before our eyes…

The St. Pete Astronomy club had set their lenses up…pointing at the sky.

They offered us a close-up look…a kind of walk among the stars…

where we observed the crescent shape of Venus…a glowing Sirius and Mars. 

As we walked upon the surface and then into the craters of the moon

for a little while on that evening…with the heavens we were attuned…

And while we were thinking how special the Earth is to have one moon we adore…

we were shown the planet Jupiter and her moons…we counted four!

We learned about the constellations and the stories the Greeks had spun…

We learned how the stars shine with their own light but how the planets need the sun.

After a while clouds blanketed the sky…shutting off all planet and starlight…

as if the moon was telling us we’d seen enough…it’s time to say goodnight.

As we walked away we glanced one last time…up at that heavenly sea…

which for years we’ve been amazed at all our naked eyes could see…

But now we have a new appreciation for the moon, for Venus, for Jupiter and Mars…

and we will never see them the same way again…having walked among the stars.

Our friends and family form stars in a mini-universe…

A universe where joy and sorrow are shared.

Their stars are constantly orbiting our star

while our star orbits theirs.

Some of the stars are bright

while others have a softer hue.

Some of the stars have been orbiting a long time 

while other stars are new.

Some of the stars are gone now

their light we can no longer see…

shooting stars who have landed

in our hearts periphery.

One of the beauties of our life

that keeps our star aglow

is knowing every day there is a chance

for our universe to grow.

And knowing there is something

that will always make us smile…

when the orbits of our stars come together

If only for a little while.

When we look up at the stars

may we be blessed… their glow and beauty to savor…

And when we see them looking back at us…

do our best to return the favor.

When you walk under the stars in the early morning…quiet and serene…

have you ever stopped to wonder about all the things those stars have seen?

In all the years they’ve hovered over us…as well as every mountain… every sea

think of all that they have witnessed…every joy…every tragedy.

Think of all the plans they’ve seen made…some wonderful…some misbegotten.

Think of all the dreams they’ve seen come true…and all the other ones forgotten. 

Think of all the love they’ve seen shared…before each life is through.

think what it must be like for them to witness all the hatred too.

I wonder if we really understand how the stars have been watching us…

from the moment our first breath is drawn…

and how they will be watching…long after we are gone.

And since they share with us their stardust from the moment of our birth…

shouldn’t we try to be more like the stars in our time upon the Earth?

To live knowing everyone we see is our sister and our brother…

to glow as bright we can glow…and shed our light on one another. 

In the short time we are here…in this life that we are notching…

shouldn’t we try to glow as pure and bright as we can glow…

knowing all the stars are watching.