Inklings 2022

Some nights in which I stare into the periwinkle sky, Scattered with these precious jewels that give a striking gleam, I cannot help but wonder if this view is just a dream No amount of light, you see, could reach such heights as stars: Not a word representative or on the same par Should this word be used, a warning must precede its use Lest the name and that which it describes become confused Stars: that name given to you; your light dims each time it's used It steals your flame and all the same you shine with everlasting light Let there not be dark and let your light shine through and through Yet, that darkness is the blanket from which you can shine; If the dark provides the background on which we can see your tapestry of light Then neither you nor it is truly wrong, but right That which gives us honey also gives us painful stings, If nothing of yours there would not be a thing of mine Bees survive along with flowers; neither exercises power Sweet would not be savored either if no flavor tasted sour Such is the relationship between the stars and the sky One is dark and one is light, but neither meek and neither might A dance between them takes place where t’was thought there was a fight Borderline between these two; the space in which they mesh Stars so far that they are close; so hot that they are cold Sides to the same coin; explicit two; implicit one You act as both the crest and trough; the dragon and the gold I am here between it all and stuck to play your game Ode to the Stars Ali Feghhi 19