Stars Poem by David Mitchell

Stars

Rating: 3.8


The stars adorn the heaven at night,
They beautify with gleaming light
The sky of dismal hue;
They shiver in the icy cold,
They are, and were in ages old,
Embellishing the blue.

They hide themselves from their bright lord,
As from the Garden's fiery sword
And incandescent flame;
And tho' we do not see their fire
When sunshine dims the heavenly quire
They are always, all the same.

Behold these messengers of peace!
Belligerent man, your fighting cease,
And do your kind no harm;
Look heavenward; stars do not fight,
But grant a respite to the night;
In heaven, at least, is calm.

(Sunday,11th November,2005.)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 03 April 2016

Gleaming light! ! Nice work.

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Amanda Lukas 11 December 2005

Very soothing and gentile with wonderful imagery. A wonderful piece. 10 all the way!

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Jackie H 11 December 2005

I think that this is a beautifully written poem. Also, I think that you have a lot of talent when writing. Keep up the excellent work!

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Ernestine Northover 11 December 2005

A really great poem David, an excellent write. A beautiful story very well told, and so inspiring. Lovely! Love Ernestine XXX

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Seán O' Muiriosa 11 December 2005

David, really enjoyed reading this poem. Such wonderful images and brilliantly constucted, just right. Often pieces like this are overdone but you've done a great job here.

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Uzefa Rashida M.a 03 April 2016

The most beautiful poem I have come across about stars. and these lovely creations of God do have a great message for mankind. Great imagery.lovely writ. Congratulations on being the poet of the Day.

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Rajnish Manga 03 April 2016

Beautiful poem and a nice articulation of thoughts on the stars shining in the sky carrying a message of peace for man. Thanks. I quote: Behold these messengers of peace! Belligerent man, your fighting cease, Look heavenward; stars do not fight,

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Anil Kumar Panda 03 April 2016

A beautiful poem with a great message. Liked it. Like the stars we too should live in peace and harmony to make this earth a better place.Thanks for sharing.

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Kim Barney 03 April 2016

David, I love your rhyme scheme here. Each verse starts off with a couplet (AA) followed by BCCB. In verse three, the BB is not true rhyme, but a very nice assonance. Very pleasing. Congratulations for having it selected as Member Poem of the Day!

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Jayatissa K. Liyanage 03 April 2016

Gleaming thoughts, splendidly knitted on a poetic canvas. Soothes one's heart miraculously.

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