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    Song for a Starry Night

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    Let a song rise through your tears,
    Let a smile crease your wet cheeks.
    Invoke kindness even when pain follows;
    Let the bright of morning kiss your lips.


    Let this song, its sounds caress
    They wipe away the raindrops and
    make echoes flee in the dark of night
    a long day floats away in its melody.


    Let sleep softly and quietly lift you
    in the crook of its gentle arms tonight.
    Let twinkly stars line your misty dreams.
    Set sail on a shimmering crystal sea.





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    Last edited by arkayye; 05-09-2011 at 10:57 AM.
    Insert pithy saying here.

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    Beautiful! It's like a prayer. And I've written a prayer too recently, and though it's not much, childlike really, but I have learnt that the meaning and feeling of goodwill is what matters.
    I read this more than 5 times for some reason, imagining myself under a starry night. And I felt strangely peaceful. Loved it.
    Last edited by candid petunia; 05-06-2011 at 07:10 PM.
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    I have to agree, it is very prayer like. Very uplifting and leaves you feeling that all is right with the world for now. Enjoyed, Ricky.

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    Luscious lullaby in my eyes. Well done, Ricky, save for those caps every line, grrrrrr, lol.

    Best,
    Lisa

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    A prayer indeed, more like a lullaby with the melody and rhythm I sense as I read this short but solemn piece.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFuhrer02 View Post
    A prayer indeed, more like a lullaby with the melody and rhythm I sense as I read this short but solemn piece.
    Salamat. Many thanks for your kind words.
    Insert pithy saying here.

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    As others have said, this is like a prayer or a lullaby


    Maybe "let the sounds of this song caress"
    You could leave out "the" before "echoes"

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