Student Publishing Program ::

Judy-Lynn Benjamin

Night Sky

The moon shines through the darkness

Hanging, a glittery orb in the night sky

I reach out to touch it

My fingers reaching, stretching, yearning

Its light radiating out, forming a thin haze

Enclosing the celestial body

Keeping it safe from my prying fingers

It looks so close and yet feels so far away

As I run my fingers through the deep blackness

They graze the side of a star

Sending it spinning into motion

Falling in all its glory

I reach out my open hands

It falls into my palm and I grasp it tight

Never letting go

[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2013 EDITION]