Centre-stage

Spotlight blazes, blinds…

You’re Centre-stage centre

The ‘Star of the Show’

Mesmerising porcelain face aglow.

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Inky expanse embraces you while

Famous stars glimmer dimly

like acting extras

deeply Upstage, devoid of any nexus.

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A cloud flits across your alluring face

Poof! You’re gone…

Exit, Centre-stage left

Leaving me abandoned, alone, bereft.

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“Encore, encore!” I plead until

Enter, Down-stage centre

Another dazzling appearance

Then Exit, tonight’s final disappearance.

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Crushed velvet curtains draw tightly closed

On Luna’s brilliant performance

I relax with a satisfied sigh

Until tomorrow… when the Moon again soars high.

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A/N: My childhood dream was to live in a house with an observatory, so I could gaze at the night sky unhindered. Despite being an unlikely reality, the moon and stars continue to captivate me.

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