Once upon a starry,

Once upon a starry,
swirling
moonlit time
there was a Beautiful
boy
and he asked
me(

me; he asked
me) if I would, would I?

-would you
Please?
Under the swirling
Stars, would you?

I would. I
did –

we did

swirling like
the Stars; swirling
like
the gas in the Sun;

swirling, starry -- we
did.

We
danced, we Kissed,
we even ...(well,

wouldn't you?); and
he was
Beautiful as
the moment – pale
as the moon

and shyer than
night-time.

I, he, we,
- briefly we Loved
forever.

^{" the moment – pale as the moon}

^{and shyer than night-time "}

^-.

 

 

 

 

 

It was probably seconds

those few breaths that we shared

under a streetlamp, miles below satellites

 

circling above our atmosphere,

compiling data

 

Now, years later,  I know their records are inadequate,

compared to my memory of that night 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brevity Quest 2025