One night it was there. And it persisted into the day. A star many times brighter than all the others in heaven. And for a time it alarmed many. What was it? A temporary anomaly? An approaching catastrophe? The scientific community was as baffled as the religious community. Where did it come from? What did it mean?
It persisted. Days became weeks. Weeks became months. Months became years. Sparkling in the sky, day and night. Always there.
It didn't change much. Just another wonder in the world. But more and more, people took the time to look up at the sky, and dream in the day.
Paddy Dobson
25th August 2021