They say there are more stars
\nthan sand on earth.
\nI will, therefore, trade a cup
\nof sand for a cup of stars.
\nThe little stars that no one sees,
\nhidden by planets and galaxies.
\nThe sand in the cup
\nwill not be missed by the woman
\nwalking in the waves,
\nthe child making sand castles,
\nor birds making tracks in the tide.<\/p>\n
I would let the stars
\ngo free in the sand
\nto learn its ways.
\nHow it wraps its fingers
\naround shells and wood,
\npolishes stones, gently, carefully,
\nand lies like a puppy on our feet
\ncovering our toes with softness.
\nMoors us to the shore
\nand its peacefulness.<\/p>\n
And the sand will learn
\nfrom the stars,
\nhow they discover each other
\nin the darkness.
\nHow they share their light
\nand weave webs in the vastness
\nto catch things falling.
\nI would also take little jars
\nof sand mixed together,
\nand give them to children.
\nTell them this is stardust
\nwhich makes dreams real,
\nand lets your eyes
\nsee inside things,
\nwhere the world makes toys
\nto play with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They say there are more stars than sand on earth. I will, therefore, trade a cup of sand for a cup of stars. The little…<\/p>\n