And so began an Authors Life
Shakespearean sonnet of a summer dream
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I gazed the blushing summer sunset sky
as stars revealed amongst the final rays
and many planets beamed before my eyes
their moons revolved to dance in grand ballets
When I was nine alone in my back yard
and pacing circles in my swimming pool
To make a vortex and float to the stars
Instead the heavens came to this young soul
Beguiled I watched this great celestial scene
My joy was tempered with the somber grasp
That I’m the only witness of this beam
I dashed inside to share the starry cast
So sad I searched the empty house and cried
I ached to give this gift that I have spied
...And so Began an Authors Life...
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