behold!

the stars! the stars the stars the stars! they are out tonight. they shine in glory. there are millions to sight, especially when all other lights go out. they fill my already happy heart with more joy.

i used to watch stars so much when i lived up north. there wasn't a big city anywhere, and the only real big lights in the distance were from the ski slopes, so it seemed like every star ever in existance would emerge and dance. my family and some family friends would make a fire in the fire pit next to our barn, but i would go in the opening past the tree house and lie on my back. just watching the stars. i'd be out there for a long time. sometimes my friend billy would come and lie next to me, and we wouldn't really talk, just let our minds sprawl over the infinate distance that lay before us.