Before I Close My Curtains – A Thoughtful Space Poem for Kids

Before I Close My Curtains

Every single night

before I close my curtains

after I’ve turned off

my bedside light

I kneel upon my bed

rest my elbows on the windowsill

and cradle in my palms

my sleepy, dreamy head

I always look up to see

if you are looking down at me

from your far off galaxy

to see me looking up at you

from my tiny planet

from her fragile crust

of basalt and granite

Then

as your starry wink

4000 light years away

twinkles

caught in my glassy blink

I feel my inner space

and your outer space

sync

There’s harmony

in you and me

star and boy

boy and star

wandering through the universe

pondering as we both traverse

why or what we are

Mark Bird

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