{"id":5703,"date":"2026-04-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/?p=5703"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:47:46","slug":"a-galaxy-far-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/a-galaxy-far-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A Galaxy Far Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Jacqueline Ayala, Editor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Trinity-of-the-Moon-by-Izabela-Ewa-Oldak.jpg\" alt=\"Painting of a woman dancing in moonlight with a blue background\" class=\"wp-image-5741\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7032499612308647;width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Trinity-of-the-Moon-by-Izabela-Ewa-Oldak.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Trinity-of-the-Moon-by-Izabela-Ewa-Oldak-352x500.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trinity of the Moon |  Izabela Ewa Oldak<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Why are you going, love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You\u2019re off to a place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I cannot follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I\u2019m stuck, watching as you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fly and fly away,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Left to heal what slowly gets shattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">My heart. My body. My soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our stars no longer align;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You\u2019re in a galaxy far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Where do I go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Why, I must stay;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I cannot go with you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Why can\u2019t I go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Go to the galaxy where<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I see life, I see the water, I see the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Why must I stay so far<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this place of grim, of fog, of mud?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You\u2019re going to a galaxy far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">And me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Where do I go, love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For I can\u2019t follow you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nor do I think you want me to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I watch from the ground,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Looking up at the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Can you see the same moon as I do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In your galaxy far away?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacqueline Ayala, Editor Why are you going, love? 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