Starlight Poem by Denis Martindale

A little girl looks up at the stars,
Sees them as the twinkles in her Mother's eyes,
As ballerinas twirling upon the darkness of the stage,
As flickering flames above invisible candles,
As pearls cut loose from a necklace,
As snowballs splattered against a cosmic canvas.

A little girl looks up at the stars,
Sees them as tiny Tinker Bells waving Good-Night,
As bowling balls ready to be played,
As musical notes fit for a symphony,
As dolphins leaping across the firmament,
As beacons of hope, spinning and spanning the Universe.

Starlight shines amid the sadness, even for this broken world,
And hope is our superpower, our thanks for the gift of love,
With the sharing of each other from age-to-age,
A fitting example of courage for one and all,
With beauty everlasting amid uncertainty,
Undiminished except that sunlight outshines the night.

Starlight, be my friend, as you have befriended others,
And I will be your friend, wishing you well,
Looking out for you, looking up to you,
Giving thanks to God for you,
For what can compare to Starlight?


Denis Martindale. January 2021.


While the poem is about the stars at night,
it is also about the superheroine, Starlight,
Annie January, played by the beautiful actress,
Erin Moriarty, in The Boys superheroes TV series.