The Translucent Beauty of the Never Forgotten Sparkle

The stars sparkle

Under the moonlight

It twirls and winks

It whispers its secret

With the breeze

It nudges my ears, a giggle escapes past my lips

It's time for a smile to grace my lips

As my eyes sparkle

I shiver under the cool breeze

The fireworks lighten the sky under the moonlight

Fizzing, buzzing, whizzing the secrets

That reach my ears. My bliss winks

Back at me. My fingers held

In the hand of my mom

With every step I take.

Guiding me to what the big world will hold.

She stayed one step behind me

Its sunshine and rainbows

Until I grew older

The tears in my eyes wink

At my reflection. My secret

Unravels under the fireworks that sparkle.

Under the moonlight

I tighten my left hand around the camera as the breeze

Whizzes by. The tugging of my dress under the breeze

Brings my attention to my right hand

Empty, grasping into the wind that dances around me

Almost mocking me

I am left all alone

No one to share my smile with

No one who can whisper their secret

Of happiness under the breeze.

No one to hold my hand

The stars sparkle

With the fireworks and wink

At me. The stars speak poetry on their lips

Under the moonlight

With camera in hand under the moonlight

I capture the stars and their secret.

The breeze

Graces my hand. My camera winks

At the stars under the fireworks’ sparkle

Only for the moment on my lips, the feel of a breeze

On my skin, I smile at the memory of my mom and I

Under the moonlight

That winks back at the never forgotten sparkle.