Night Sky


by Lynn White

She thought the night sky was like a puzzle

where you had to join the dots,

the glittering cairns

pin point sharp

which marked the pathways to the moon,

to Venus,

to the sun

and beyond.

Sometimes a cairn would come apart

and a piece would fall to earth.

She would catch it there,

hold it in her hands

let it warm them

let it shine 

through

then she would let it go.

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Writers Bio

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Rhysling Award. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Capsule Stories, Light Journal and So It Goes. Find Lynn at: https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/


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