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Maya Of The Moon
(Patricia Joan Jones was the muse for this poem with the phrase 'swarm of stars' in the poem The Language of Wonder)
https://www.postpoems.org/authors/patriciajj/poem/1104378#comment-530396
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From earth, it seems that the stars are a vast
crowd of fans waiting for the moon as she enters the sky
stage. Yet though she is
the queen of the night
she is a lifeless satellite
and shines
with stolen light.
She is a mere jot in comparison
to the thousands of times larger stars who glow
with their own self luminescence.
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Footnote:
My teacher asked his followers why the moon had so much power
on earth.. and told them 'proximity'.
A wondrous analogy for
A wondrous analogy for physical life itself. For a "mere jot" in our endless adventure, it all seems so real. With stunning precision and impressive eloquence, you put the ordinary into life-altering perspective. How often does the "stolen light" hypnotize us into forgetting the magnificence beyond this fleeting illusion, and most importantly, the magnificence of Who We Really Are.
Thank you kindly for the acknowledgment. You are an inspiration!