Monday, October 17, 2011

Silver Lining


The stars elbowed out the night from the sky.
I knew Venus, Sirius, and Orion’s Belt.
Then I started making up my own.
Silver spangles in the sky’s night dress.
They rained down on us, as we craned our necks.

2 comments:

Saru Singhal said...

Very beautifully worded...:)

Nutty Nupur said...

Thanks for the lovely compliment, Saru! :)