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Star Stories

Akash Palrecha 2017B4A30559P

A cosmic solace,
is what I seek,
in an abandoned star,
Above the creek,
that runs its course,
through stranger lands,
of hidden treasures,
and forgotten sands.

Sands that by,
some happenstance,
missed Civilization's
curious glance.
and thus virgin,
golden and bare,
they still may have
secrets to share.

Secrets that are
whispered from afar,
To the fading moon,
or a shining star,
and thus we have,
constellations above,
knowing something of loss,
and something of love.

So you will hear,
the Orion* say,
"Love is always,
a long way away. "
and I know in my heart,
It is not a lie,
Forever he's been chasing it
across the sky.

But I guess,
Seeking a cosmic solace,
would be wrong,
For stars are not,
where I belong.
something about me,
tells me so,

For I am a stray bird;

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