Six Stars in My Sky

Six Stars in My Sky 🌃

In the halls of study, I found a gift,

not in books, but in hearts that lift.

Five friends, five lights,

guiding me through long days and nights.

First, the role model-

almost fifty, yet still chasing the dream.

Married, with children,

but proving to us all that it’s never too late.

He shows me courage,

a flame that time cannot dim.

Then, the quiet strength—

married young, bearing more than he tells.

Though doubt shadows his steps,

perseverance is written in his walk.

He carries storms in silence,

yet still arrives with the sun.

Lovely Annie—

a burst of curls and bold fire.

Her laughter is a remedy,

her positivity contagious.

She reminds me that joy

is as powerful as wisdom.

Sweet Akeelah—

our last-minute messenger,

the queen of procrastination we tease with love.

Yet behind her playful ways

are battles she fights bravely.

I hold her close,

grateful for her light.

And my baby—

my sister of the heart, only twenty-one.

Wise beyond her years,

yet still delighting in giddy, childlike moments.

She carries burdens unseen,

yet shines with brilliance that fools the world

into thinking she has it all.

But I know her,

and I stand beside her.

And then—there is me.

Witty at times,

hardworking when it matters most,

caring in the ways I know how.

Not brighter, not dimmer,

but one of us—

a star shining alongside the rest.

Six stars in my sky,

each one unique,

each one essential.

Next year may scatter us to new horizons,

but coffee cups will gather us again,

month by month,

laughter by laughter.

We are not just friends,

we are a constellation—

a family of light

that distance cannot fade.