The Star Polisher
I have a great job in the universe of occupations.
What do I do? I am a star polisher.
It's a very important job.
If you want to know how important, just go out at night
and look at the stars twinkling and sparkling.
You see, I am a teacher. The stars are the students in my class.
My job is to take them ---- in whatever shape they come ----
and shine and buff them and then send them out to take their places
as bright, twinkling beacons in the sky.
They come into my room in all shapes and sizes.
Sometimes they're bent, tarnished, dirty, crinkly, or broken.
Some stars are cuddly and soft. Some are prickly and thorny.
As I buff and polish, I train and teach my stars;
I tell them they can do anything they set their minds to.
I tell them they can be the brightest, shiniest stars in the sky
and the world will be a better place because of them.
Each night as I look at the sky,
I'm reminded of my very important job and awesome responsibility.
Then I get my soft buffing cloth and my bottle of polish
in preparation for tomorrow.....for my class of stars.
~ Leah Becks ~