Starry Princess

The diminutive Lady, her dark tresses flowing over her ermine winter cape, heavy fabric of her gown protected her from Winter's bite. The Princess stepped slowly to the parapet, all of her attention focus on the panorama before her. The ground was covered lightly in snow, giving off a faint glow. Dark evergreens stood sentinel over the courtyard. Deep cold had left a heavy frost and from the frost came a million sparkles of light. Every inch of the surrounding land had a hoary thin layer. Her little black slippers crunching at every step, was the only sound. An astounded breath caught in the Lady's throat as she leaned on the stony wall. The great dark expanse of the cosmos humbled her. Twinkling light of the brightest stars were sending her messages of ancient knowledge, in a language she did not understand. None the less, her attention was rapt upon the astral scene. The distant planets show in brilliant reds and blues against the dark fabric. She could almost see the tiny moons circling each one in their symbiotic relationship. Luna hung in the sky greeting her as an old friend, the rocky crags and foreign peaks reflect brilliant light to liven the scene. How tiny she felt, and vulnerable.  To be such a small being beholding the great heavens, was a gift to her heart.