Stardust

The stars shine bright and distant
Upon our blue swirled globe
And I the child of their dust
Rest my thoughts upon their majesty
The flaming heat of their existence
That reaches us as cool, faint, light
Shining upon us equally
Where we spin upon our globe
By contrast my grand adventure
Over continent and ocean
Farther than I have ever gone before
By orders of magnitude
Is but a blip in the path
Of the photons they emit
If the stars can shine relentlessly
Their photons travel light-years untiring
Then surely I can make this journey
This skip across our globe
To explore the wondrous unknown
Beneath the gaze of ancient stars.

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