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I thought of the idea for this poem as I rode through country roads, towards the city. The stars faded and the manmade lights replaced them. I penned it down after I got home. God bless!

Stars

A poem by Gary | 10/26/2007

I watched out the sun-roof,
As we drove towards the city,
As millions of Diamonds spluttered,
Dimmed, Agony, Faded, Monotony -
Blinding traffic lights, tranquility lost.
Someone tell me we haven't lost sight.

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Oh my goodness, I had the
| Sun, 10/28/2007 - 4:03pm

Oh my goodness, I had the exact same experience driving home from Maine a few weeks ago with some of my college friends... we took the backroads and there were millions of stars in the sky. I've never seen so many in my life! And then I screamed, "Oh my gosh, guys, I can see the MILKY WAY!" and whoever was driving pulled over to the side of the road and we got out. Thousands upon thousands... a huge globe above our heads... But driving back, as the land got less and less rural, they all faded, until I could count about a dozen. :P
But anyway, your poem reminded me of that. Painted it really well! -Sarah

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Where we live, (in the
Sarah H | Thu, 11/01/2007 - 6:07pm

Where we live, (in the sticks)
there are billions and trillions of stars. Whenever we go to any city at night, then i look up in the sky, i feel depressed unable to see stars.

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