Who stops to look up at the stars anymore anyway? Lately, I find myself doing that more and more. It seems my head is always in the clouds. My way of stopping to smell the roses, I guess. It feels like a stolen moment that brings me to a place of wonder. If only for a moment.
Then I step back into my reality.
a full moon’s
hidden agenda,
rising tides
Pat R
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge where the prompt is the theme of “Finding Clarity”
&
dVerse Poets Pub where Merril is hosting Poetics and the prompt is “Impermanence”
thoughts and entanglements 
I look at the stars almost every night and wonder who is watching me back. No, not paranoia! Haha, more like the spirits…God has put such a beautiful spectacle together with a starry night, it is amazing. No matter how many times we have learned it in school or read about stars in books, they amaze me to no end.
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It is a fun thing to do. Lately I’ve been looking at Venus. It just stands out in the western skies. Didn’t know what it was, googled it. It was a special surprise:) Thanks for stopping by.
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I think I see Venus quite often, sometimes thinking it may be the North Star, but it is too bright. Years ago we had a telescope. I would love to look more closely at the stars but if you don’t have a really good telescope it’s just like looking through binoculars.
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Looking at it through a proper telescope sounds like a really cool thing to do. I must check out the Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History and see what goes on there. Now you got my interest peaked. Thanks.
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There are so many cool things I would love to see and do. Let me know how it goes!
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Will do
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Nice one!
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Thank you!
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Oh Wowza–“full moon’s hidden agenda”–stellar!! Where I live it’s impossible to see the stars, too much traffic and light…but sometimes I think I see the Morning Star, all alone.
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I wonder if that could be Venus. I was reading that at certain times it can be seen in the mornings as well as at dusk.
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Oh really?! Well, how ’bout that!! Thanks much for enlightening me, Pat–you’re a treasure~ ❤
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I love looking at the stars and the moon. It’s peaceful and mysterious.
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That it is..that it is😊
Pat
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Those moments are special–a bit of magic sometimes. We actually still get a paper delivered in the morning, and when I go out to get it, it’s usually dark–that’s when I look up at the sky and the stars and moon. But my head is also often in the clouds. 😉
I really like your haiku, too.
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Thank you. The stars were aligned because that whole thought process was for another prompt. Love it when that happens😊
Pat
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🙂
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…plus at that time of the morning you can “feel” the quiet before the noise of the city kicks in. A good time to look skyward😊
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A very perceptive haiku and the hidden agenda is very clever Pat
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Thank you. This moon and tide thing has been rolling around my head like tin cans for about 2 weeks. Glad it’s finally out. 😊
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very good response
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger and commented:
Like this!
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Thanks for the reblogTraci,😊
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You’re welcome, JazzyTower!
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That moon sure is sneaky with its hidden agendas 🙂
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It sure is! LoL😊
Pat
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I do. I stop and look up at the stars all the time. And the clouds. And I stop to smell flowers. We are still here!
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Aah! A kindred spirit😊
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