" Starlit Sky " by Susan Pearl

For some reason I have been thinking about the stars at night.
I learned that there are three kinds of stars.
One kind of a star is a star that has already burnt out but the light from the star is still in motion at the speed of light until it reaches the earth and can be seen until it is gone---
This reminds me of the people that have gone from my life but have left a light from knowing them that remains to be seen and remembered.  It reminds me of the past.

Another kind of light is the present star who is actually there and its light has traveled at the speed of light to reach the earth and this light is currently connected to a current star.
This current light from a current star reminds me of the present. There are many different people who shine a light of brightness in the darkest of times to me and I hope I do the same to them.

And then there is a very interesting star to think about.  It is the star that has been born but the light from this star hasn't reached the earth yet.  The light from this star is traveling at the speed of light but may take many years to be seen from earth.  This star reminds me of the future.  All we can do is put forth our best light to others but it will take a passage,of time for those efforts to come to light in their lives. Also, the light of others may only be seen and realized by us after a passage of time.   It is after years of living and experiencing life that we can finally see it and it is new to us.

It takes a lot of time for the light of any star to reach us even though it travels at the speed of light.
Some lights in our lives are from the past.  Some lights are currently present in our lives. 
And other lights have already been born and are in existence but it will take a passage of time for these lights to be able to be seen by us and others.

The past, the present and the future all coming together to be seen under a beautiful starlit sky.

Oh, Starlit Sky, you fascinate me twice,
Your beauty to behold and your light from past and present along with your light that is on the way to be seen on a future night holds me in captivating thought,
Oh, Starlit sky, you fascinate me twice.