Sky Treasures

Sun & Moon have a chat

Sky Treasures 
Meredith Morckel 

Once upon a time, 
the sun said to the moon, 
“You should thank me. 
Without my light, 
their eyes wouldn’t see you.
Your beauty would go to waste
if not for my shine.” 
The moon looked at herself, 
with the light she didn’t own. 
“The poets,” she said, 
“would say my darkness 
is as beautiful as your light. 
My edges, craters, and cliffs
as beautiful as your flames.”
The sun scoffed, 
rolled his eyes. 
“I am the treasured. 
I am a star, 
upon me they wish
for their deepest dreams.
I am precious. 
Without me their planet
would die. 
Without you, 
what would change?”
Moon shrugged.
“They can’t stare at you,” she replied.
“But millions of eyes stare at me.
You may light up a solar system
but I light up their imaginations.”

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