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 On my walk the other morning…the moon wasn’t quite full yet…

and I was lucky enough to see her about an hour before she set.

A cloud formation…one I hadn’t seen before…appeared before my eyes.

Layers that started on the ground and rose like a stairway to the sky.

I’ve always wanted to visit places…like Jupiter, Venus and Mars

so I altered my morning walk and climbed that stairway to the stars.

Each step was wonderful…(I’m glad I took the stairs…not an Uber or a cab!)

because it allowed me to interact with a lion, a bull a rabbit and a crab.

I visited with the crab for a while…surprisingly he had a lot to say…

The rabbit, lion and bull were in a hurry because Orion was heading their way.

I met Orion on the next step…he stopped and gave me a thorough inspection…

And when he asked if I’d seen the rabbit, lion or the bull…being a vegetarian…

I pointed him in the wrong direction.

I met Orion’s dog, Sirius, he was big…but I had nothing to fear…

because Sirius, like most dogs, loved being scratched behind his ears.

I met Casper and Pollux, the Gemini twins…their story captured my heart…

and even as close as I was to them…I had difficulty telling them apart.

After visiting Cassiopeia, Vegas, and spending time in the little dipper 

as across the heavens I roamed…

I realized it was probably time…for me to head back home.

As I started down the stairway…to the very spot where this entire adventure began

The clouds said, “Wait a minute…we have another plan.”

They gave me two options…I could float back down on a cloud

she’d  be a safe and steady guide…

or just as they formed a stairway…the clouds could create a slide.

I’m happy with the choice I made…and just for arguments sake

I’m curious to know…which option would you take?