Luminosity

Reach out and tell me 

how many stars are in the sky.

Count 1-2-3-4

and realize you cannot count that high.

Reach out and tell me

do solar flares gravitate brilliance

Squint to see its hues of variation

and realize its beyond your resilience.

Reach out and tell me

can a thousand moons tug a war at beauty

Follow its map through orbits

and realize it's only God's duty.

Reach out and tell me

can a blanket of darkness sparkle in such shine?

Silently whisper a breathless affirmation

and realize you too, can be divine.

-b.r.rivera

Poem 23 of 30, April 2012

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