Sparks of Stars
As I
gaze at the stars
that shape the Milky Way
I wonder if any children
watch, too.
The stars
were bright when I
was young. They shone like sparks
of fire against a velveteen
black sky.
I wish
little children
could view the great display
along the Milky Way tonight.
It’s cool!
© 2013 Freeda Baker Nichols
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Freeda Baker Nichols 
yes…the city lights have edged out the stars…but, I still look up to the Heavens…for the view!
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Nice comment, Marilyn. I like to see the moon as well as the stars. Sometimes we forget to look up. 🙂
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I have memories of finding the Milky Way and the Big and Little Dippers. Now the glare of urban sprawl makes that harder. Nice little poem.
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I remember the stars being much brighter and more plentiful when I was a child than they are now days.
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Seems like we rarely see the stars, now, unless we are far out in the country, away from night lights and city lights.
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