The Stars

There darkening sky awakens all of the night insects. Crickets and Cicadas start chirping their songs and the fireflies emerge. The tall meadow grass rustles with the breeze. The sky above is alive with stars. They twinkle above and along with the moon light the ground below. Sitting in the tall grass is a small girl. Her eyes stare up at the sky with an intense gaze. She’s waiting patiently. After long minutes a steak of light falls through the sky. Seconds later another one appears. A meteor shower. The small girls eyes widen in amazement. She’s waited all year for this. Now that it’s happening she doesn’t want it to end. She lays back and watches the rest of the shower. When it ends she begrudgingly walks back to her house. She lays in her bed and closes her eyes. In her dreams she still see’s the beautiful wonder of the meteor shower. She’ll patiently wait for the next one to come and will do the exact same thing.