shooting stars
lit up the night sky
with comets’
magic dust
I whispered a quiet wish
couldn’t say what for
I wished on the right star
my once in a night-time star
that brought you to me
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
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My response to dVerse Poets Pub Poetics: Wishful Thinking
Mish is our host this evening and has invited us to leave our woes and realities of life at the door, and enter a world where all of your dreams and aspirations are believable and achievable, a place where wishes come true. She has asked us to free our minds from the grind, make a wish and write a poem about it. It may be a personal longing or a global vision, serious, humorous or whimsical. I got hung up on stars again – and a little bit of romance!
writing in north norfolk 
“my once in a night-time star” — love this, especially.
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Yes, that’s my favorite, too!
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I knew it had to be a special star… wonderful
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So nice to imagine that wishes, however few, that come true.
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I wished on the right star
my once in a night-time star
that brought you to me
Such a wonderfully romantic write ❤
Love this so much, Kim 😀
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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Thank you, Sanaa. Much love, Kim xxx
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I so llove that your wish came true…that you wished on the right star. Lovely.
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Light and lovely. Stars can be so mesmerizing and definitely romantic. I’m glad your wish came true! 🙂
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Thanks Mish. I thought I’d keep it short and sweet!
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“I wished on the right star” … That’s it. You just have to find the right star. Then all your dreams come true.
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Thanks for reading, Joon!
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“I wished on the right star”…lucky you 🙂
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Smiling at the amount of love packed into those tiny bits of star dust and these few words.
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Thanks Lillian! I’m planning to just write micro poetry in the next couple of months, while I’m doing an on-line poetry course, partly because of lack of time but mainly to achieve economy of words! But knowing me, I’ll fail miserably because I just can’t stop myself!
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Which course? I’d be interested to know.
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It’s the Poetry School (London) Deep Diving Poetry – the Language of Coastlines and the Sea, which looks at the different ways in which the sea can inspire, intrude and disrupt our writing practice. From creatures of the deep to submerged forests, from coast-cultures to the sea as a foreign planet, we will be exploring a variety of texts that will encourage us to create work that engages with the sea’s multiple facets. It’s online and I’m both excited and interested to see how it works.
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I shall look it up. Sounds fascinating!
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with comets’ magic dust… love that
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The stars are connecting, and I think the (usual) night quiet helps us realize that. It’s as if they are strung on a thread that draws us to them and to the light. The wish is like a light switch, turning on our focus on something. Great poem Kim!
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Thank you! The stars are great company in the darkness and quiet of the night.
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Every symbol
Every star.. now..
every gRain of sand..
potential muse for miracles..
Inside of human..
a liGht of
hope..
faith
belief..
in more than
stuff.. essence
of muse as symbol
same.. hope.. faith
and belief.. emoTioNs
moving within.. inside..
outside.. above so below
and all around globe wE..
starry night iSreAL MaGiC
shooting star of LiFe Now..:)
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Loved that last stanza!
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Aww. Such a sweet bit of romance there at the end.
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I think there’s always a bit of romance in the stars 🌌
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Sweet, lovely and romantic. An uplifting read.
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Thank you!
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