A Star In The Clouds

The night sky is lightly diffused with city lights, much akin to a dimly lit, backlight screen.  I can still see crowds of clouds.  

Some begin to separate,  

part to impart,

a mirroring of a galactic vision

A bright white star now appears.

A beacon encompassed by haziest of clouds.

It sparks a memory of an old favorite image

Helix Nebula  - taken by Hubble 

(nebula:  cloud or fog in Latin)

Southern Ring Nebula - taken by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), just days ago

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Nebula, Nebulae

Shrouds of death

dying star's last breath

its last request

to sow the cosmos with seeds of life

Stars sow seeds

Seeds sow stars

Sometimes, you and me,

at least once in space-time

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A small back yard, a small patch of sky

all the imagery

started right here...