Once upon a time

once there was a witch
she used to laugh around and wish
she had a fat black-white cat
and a grey wily rat

every night she wore a scarf 
which fitted with her big sharp hat
grabbing her old rusty broom
she went to sit on the highest roof

through a small broken glass 
the witch was looking for her precious star
it was shining next to the moon
wearing its blue sparkling suit

the witch put on her widest smile
the star sent her its warmest shine
"Oh you appeared right on time,
whats going on in sky tonight?"

"two clouds have just passed by
to join a party in aphrodite
I wish we could go there someday
but you are so far away..!"

the witch showed her wand, 
she said "what kind of rule tear us apart?
you know, someday I ll find the spell
and I will fly straight up there!"

the star laughed when it heard that,
"you cant leave your cat and rat!
and I will be soon part of the past
two handfuls of diamonds and rust"

the witch knew how right was the star 
and she kept silent between night and dark
someone nearly was playing a sonnet
neither too happy or too sad



as they looked each other they smiled 
and they made their shines and spells to dance among earth and sky,
after all some things disappear like floating feathers
and some moments stay in your heart forever

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