Dear Stars

Hello stars, so far off in the distance,
sparkling so quietly in the sky while I sit
in this dew sprinkled grass. You watch
me, dear stars. I know you do as I contemplate
life down on the ground. I can feel the rocks
in my back, the ant mounds under my feet.

The clouds are beginning to block you, dear
stars. They rumble over your twinkle,
hiding you safely from the world. It's a good
thing, as you need to rest for a spell.
My curls spread out into the green blades,
wild and free, much like you, dear stars.

Dear stars, are you guarded by the moon?
Does the moonlight cascade over your light?
You must sparkle brighter when the moon
is behind the clouds and you are not.
But the full moon must hurt your eyes,
it lights up so, so bad for you, my star friends.

Take me with you, my dear stars.
Lift me from this dirt and into the sky, to fly
and blink with the light of a million years.
We can battle the moon together, circle
the planets, cheer on our shooting cousins.
Just you and I, my dear stars.