Of all the shooting stars above
they have no luck to spare
They burnt it up in blazing lights
while hurtling through the air
But I will take the harvest moon
hanging low and bright,
and borrow from its gravity
to help me stay upright
The meteors lay scattered –
shattered, scorched and spent
I pick them up to build a cairn
to mark their sharp descent
I stay awhile to contemplate
their transient display
Then turn my back to face the moon
and let it light my way
Read by Katie Ash
Paula Knight is an author, former illustrator and comics creator. An extract of her graphic memoir, The Facts of Life (Myriad 2017), was shortlisted in Myriad’s inaugural First Graphic Novel Competition. She has worked extensively as a children’s illustrator and has written three children's picture books. Her poetry has been published at Wordgathering, and a poem took third place in the World Curlew Day Poetry Competition. No longer able to draw due to severe energy impairment disability, she sought new creative mediums. Her work explores chronic illness, the natural world and her exile from it. Website: http://www.paulaknight.co.uk Twitter: @Paula_JKnight IG: @paulajkstudio