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Lullaby of the Stars.

Echoes from the Celestial Realm.

By Johnpaul Okwudili Published 2 years ago 2 min read
Lullaby of the Stars.
Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash


In the cradle of the night sky,
where darkness weaves its velvet tapestry,
and stars ignite like celestial candles,
there unfolds a lullaby,
softly sung by the cosmos,
a melody that transcends time and space,
a symphony of light and silence.

Beneath the canopy of shimmering constellations,
I lie awake, a solitary dreamer,
listening to the whispers of the universe,
each twinkle a note in the celestial choir,
each comet a fleeting verse in the cosmic ballad,
each planet a dancer in the eternal waltz,
a harmony of spheres in perfect alignment.

The moon hangs low, a silver crescent,
casting its gentle glow upon the world below,
bathing me in its ethereal light,
as I surrender to the embrace of night,
to the embrace of the lullaby of the stars,
a soothing balm for the weary soul,
a reminder of the beauty in the quiet moments.

I watch as meteors streak across the sky,
like shooting stars granted wishes,
leaving trails of stardust in their wake,
a celestial fireworks display,
a reminder of the wonder and magic,
that resides within the vast expanse above,
a reminder of the dreams that sparkle in the night.

Each star has a story, a history untold,
of galaxies colliding, of nebulae birthing stars,
of cosmic dust settling into planets,
each one a chapter in the cosmic epic,
a testament to the power of creation,
to the resilience of life amidst the void,
to the infinite possibilities of the universe.

In the stillness of the night,
I feel a connection to everything,
to the distant galaxies, to the pulsing stars,
to the rhythm of the cosmos,
as I drift between wakefulness and dreams,
guided by the lullaby of the stars,
wrapped in the warmth of their embrace,
feeling the heartbeat of the universe.

The Milky Way stretches across the heavens,
a river of light cutting through the darkness,
a roadmap of our place in the cosmos,
a reminder of our journey through the ages,
of the stories written in the stars,
of the mysteries waiting to be unraveled,
of the knowledge waiting to be discovered.

I close my eyes and let the lullaby wash over me,
like waves upon the shore,
each note a gentle caress,
each melody a whispered promise,
of peace, of tranquility, of serenity,
as the stars sing their cosmic symphony,
a lullaby that spans the ages,
a lullaby that cradles the universe in its arms.

The constellations shift and dance,
as the night wears on,
a celestial ballet choreographed by gravity,
by the pull of unseen forces,
by the ebb and flow of cosmic tides,
a dance of light and shadow,
of birth and death, of beginnings and ends.

I drift deeper into the lullaby,
into the heart of the night,
where time loses its meaning,
where space expands infinitely,
where I am but a speck in the grand design,
a witness to the majesty of creation,
to the beauty of existence,
to the lullaby of the stars.

And as I surrender to sleep's gentle embrace,
the lullaby continues to play,
in the depths of my subconscious,
in the echoes of my dreams,
guiding me through the astral realms,
where galaxies collide and stars are born,
where I am a traveler, a dreamer,
a listener to the lullaby of the stars.

In the quiet moments before dawn,
as the sky begins to lighten,
and the stars fade into the embrace of daylight,
I hold onto the lullaby,
like a whispered promise,
a reminder of the beauty that exists,
in the stillness of the night,
in the twinkle of a distant star,
in the lullaby that sings me to sleep,
and awakens me to the wonder of a new day.

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