{"id":17938,"date":"2021-11-21T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=17938"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:48:11","slug":"17938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2021\/11\/21\/17938\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolving Emotions: Last Glow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw the stars this morning<\/p>\n<p>The sun had not yet climbed the shingled roofs<\/p>\n<p>Nor surmounted the plumes of smoke<\/p>\n<p>Produced by the slumbering city<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each a fleck of twinkling perfection<\/p>\n<p>My eyes gleamed alongside them<\/p>\n<p>In a vast gift<\/p>\n<p>A sight to behold<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These gems of the sky are deceptive<\/p>\n<p>They hide their torment<\/p>\n<p>The destruction that defines their state<\/p>\n<p>They are dead and dying.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That which is beautiful<\/p>\n<p>Is temporary<\/p>\n<p>Breathe in the expanse<\/p>\n<p>The comforting peace<\/p>\n<p>This quiet morning<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For it is not forever<\/p>\n<p>Although we wish it to be<\/p>\n<p>There will be a last<\/p>\n<p>Air leaves the lungs<\/p>\n<p>Carrying the soul in its glow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These precious stars shine<\/p>\n<p>Despite their fate<\/p>\n<p>Despite their circumstance<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do not grieve<\/p>\n<p>Let the feeling linger<\/p>\n<p>Let the light bathe you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do not taint it with sadness<\/p>\n<p>For it happened<\/p>\n<p>It was wonderful<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I saw the stars this morning<\/p>\n<p>And it was wonderful.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17944\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17944 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20190714_015400488_iOS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20190714_015400488_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20190714_015400488_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20190714_015400488_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">This was taken on a camping trip with friends a few years ago. It was a moment of pure joy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &nbsp; Each a fleck of twinkling perfection My eyes gleamed alongside them In a vast gift A sight to behold &nbsp; These gems of the sky are deceptive They [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2246,"featured_media":17715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[320,1769,1520,34,281,1574,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17938"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18405,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17938\/revisions\/18405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}