Source: skymaps.com
I had a breathtaking view of the stars at 6:15 this morning while walking my dog, Relay, including a marvelous shooting star. Shortly afterwards, I jotted down these poetic verses. Enjoy!
Guiding Lights
Evening star
At dusk’s fading light
Guide us on safely
Throughout the long night
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Midnight star
Shining so bright
Your heavenly grace
Is a blessed, sweet sight
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Morning star
At dawn’s first sunlight
Carry us through
Until reaching tonight
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Unseen star
Amid the daylight
Resting in wait
Please bring us delight
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Mariner’s star
A guiding spotlight
Fount of safe passage
For affixing our site
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Each star above
In free spatial flight
Adorns the dark sky
With its subtle alight
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The pattern is set
The cadence is tight
Stars set our rhythm
To know all is right.
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– Rick Brown 2012
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Panethos 
Rick, when I was stationed in Afghanistan we maintained “light discipline” at our base camp to deny the insurgency target points on our positions at night; therefore once night time came, we could see the night sky in its “natural state” without any “city lights” interference; I have never seen a more star-spangled sky as I did “over there”…at least not since i visited my relatives’ farms when I was “much” younger…just my experience…
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Thanks, Basil for your comments and your service.
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You are welcome, Sir.
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