Star Child Memory
Snapshot of a moment
an outdoor poetry reading
in early Spring 1996.
Glimmering stars
and looming moon
through the gloom.
Passing through
in that cavern
of concrete, glass and brick
off Broadway.
I join the poetry reading
already in progress.
There's a hush in the air
as we approach.
Star Child and her friends
standing with me
on the sidewalk.
Glimmering stars above us
Springtime
constellations.
Poets sit in a circle
in the alley
behind Bazaar Earth.
In those early days
so late in the game.
But I couldn't remain
back then
I had to keep on moving.
I told them they couldn't get
high enough
to float with me.
Star Child twinkled and tweaked
skipping by me
in that spangled night.
Stopping at the parking meter
waving goodbye.
-Will Dockery
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(Original text restored from post-edited vandalism.)
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"Post-editing someone's statement before replying to it is a sure
sign that you have already lost the argument."
See above, as the troll post-edited and vandalized my poem, now restored to original text.
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