"Daddy,
Why does the sky sparkle, like glitter thrown
Around a room. like fire flies sitting still in
Darkness shining their light on me and you.
"Sweet heart,
The universe is a wondrous place, of everything
And nothing in one big expanding space.
"Daddy,
What's expanding??
"Sweet heart,
The sky is every moving further away, but these
Little glowing sparkles are suns shining away,
Each is life, burning so bright a long, long way away.
"Daddy,
Will I see them, will I ever great these diamonds
Burning brightly in the sky, can I touch that which
Twinkles in my eyes.
"Sweet heart,
You are always near to those that give light to the
Sky, they see you looking up, see the twinkle in
The stars dancing in your eyes.
"Daddy,
I see them dancing in the darkness, I see them
Shooting across the clear night sky. I wish I
Was a star floating all the way up there I would
Shine from a million miles afar.
"Sweetheart,
Shall I tell you a secret?
"Daddy,
Yes o yes please.
"Sweetheart,*
We are all star dust from the beginning of
Time, everything has a little piece of a star
In it, we are all carry a little part of the
Universe every person, flower and raindrop
That also falls from the sky..
Written for my daughter who loves space as much as her daddy :) astronaut in training