--- title: You are a Star date: 2008-05-27T08:48:10Z modified: 2008-05-27T08:48:10Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/you-are-a-star/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 210 categories: - Life Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2008-05-27T08:48:10Z tags: - Life Poems --- a twinkle here a twinkle there sitting under the clear nightsky i wondered i wondered if i can float up and gently touch them and be next to them one by one slowly shining its way into [the dark](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-darkness.md) night skies coming out of the darkness and lighting up the heavenly skies with its little twinkle i couldnt help draw a parallel how each one of us are [stars](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/stars-dark.md) ourselves in this vast ocean of life unknown and unseen we hide behind the hazy clouds of life constantly trying to sparkle and [shine](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/rise-and-shine.md) outshined by the powerful sun and fading away in the huge glare we end up as a mere dot on a canvas across the huge expanse of the night sky each star try to outshine the others each star trying to twinkle its way to glory a glory that lasts only for a [second](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/second-chance.md) find the star inside you twinkle in the night sky dont worry about lighting up the entire world dont worry about twinkling your way to glory maybe you are cannot be the powerful sun but you are a star a star to someone in this world! a star with the power to put a twinkle in someone’s life somewhere ————-————-————-———————————————————————————– **Note:** “powerful sun” refers to other individuals who seemingly “get” all the glory. This could be anyone from your family to the pesky office colleague who grabs the limelight while we do the actual dirty work. This is in a way a dedication to all those people who put in hours of hard work yet go unnoticed when it comes to awards/recognitions/praise etc… This need not be a work place situation. It also reflects your average household where your brother/sister/mom/dad/husband/wife etc… does a lot of things for you yet when it comes to acknowledging/accepting it, we all of a sudden become very busy or [blind](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/love-is-blind.md) 🙂 Inspired by a night out in the terrace with the stars. Encouraged by a good friend to write this one. ————–————-————-———————————————————————————–