Where does your star lie?



I've been searching through the clouds.
Gazing upon the skies.
Peering through each constellation,
wondering where your star lies.

I've stumbled through each galaxy.
Tripped upon the moon.
Bewildered by this universe that has taken your star too soon.

I have seen your star shine.
I have witnessed it disappear.
But where your star lies,
still remains unclear.

Misplaced by the dark of space
Hoping your light will reappear.
Dumbfounded by the answer
I didn't realize was so near.

I've been searching through the clouds.
Gazing into my son's eyes.
Astonished  by my discovery.
I have found where your star lies.

About this poem

I wrote this 2 days after my Father passed. It is a conversation with myself asking/ answering all my questions in my sorrow.

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Written on September 27, 2023

Submitted by Stevenanderson809 on February 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abxb cdd xebe xexe Abcb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 618
Words 121
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 4

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