Starlight Starbright

Kione sat above the waterfall, looking up to the night sky.  The painted dog was wet from swimming and taking time to enjoy the stars as he dried off.  No clouds tonight, just a well-lit night sky, and numerous constellations visible to enjoy.

One of his many aunts in his wild dog family had been highly knowledgeable on the stars and shared many a story with him.  Sure, she knew where they belonged in the sky and how to navigate using them but more than that, she taught how the stars held secrets of the past.  Whether any of her old stories were true or not didn’t matter as they were fun to linger on.

Regardless, the truth of stories or not, the placement of stars in the sky for each of the seasons was a truth that one could use when lost.  In the end, that was what mattered most.


"Kione"