Evolving Emotions: Last Glow

I saw the stars this morning

The sun had not yet climbed the shingled roofs

Nor surmounted the plumes of smoke

Produced by the slumbering city

Each a fleck of twinkling perfection

My eyes gleamed alongside them

In a vast gift

A sight to behold

These gems of the sky are deceptive

They hide their torment

The destruction that defines their state

They are dead and dying.

That which is beautiful

Is temporary

Breathe in the expanse

The comforting peace

This quiet morning

For it is not forever

Although we wish it to be

There will be a last

Air leaves the lungs

Carrying the soul in its glow

These precious stars shine

Despite their fate

Despite their circumstance

Do not grieve

Let the feeling linger

Let the light bathe you

Do not taint it with sadness

For it happened

It was wonderful

I saw the stars this morning

And it was wonderful.