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Nov 10
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Aster

Shooting star

Last night I saw a shooting star.
It was so small,
so tiny and insignificant looking,
I was lucky to notice it.

When I described it to them,
I said that it was so small, 
it had no other lights, 
so it wasn't an airplane.
It was the right color.
I said it looked the same way it always looks on TV,
it made them laugh,
but it was true.
I said how amazing it was,
and how I've never seen one before.

I'm honestly not sure if I'll ever see one again.
It was beautiful,
and so fleeting.
I think it was showing me 
that life is beautiful and fleeting too,
(at least to something its age),
and I should make the best of it.

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  1. Treblemaker
    Nov 12, 2020

    beautifully said :)

    I write because the music of language spoke to me in books and I wanted to make a beautiful noise to answer back ~ Lee Williams.

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  1. Aster
    Nov 12, 2020

    Thanks!

    ~~Aster

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  1. Fire83
    Nov 12, 2020

    I really love this poem I feel like it elicits a curtain feeling that I just love. great work!

    “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala Yousafzai

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  1. IceQueen
    Dec 21, 2020

    I love this so much! I remember being there with you, catching a glimpse of the shooting star as it faded away... Such a beautiful thing. <3

    IceQueen

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  1. Aster
    Dec 22, 2020

    :D oh yeah!!

    ~~Aster

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