Letters, letter strokes, and lines of letters can portray many natural forms. Here, suggested by the central metaphor, they portray what we see in the sky.
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- A round area of aqua letters makes the disc of the moon.
- A descending column of gray letters falls right through the blue letters, suggesting a broad beam of light.
- A diagonal sliver of gold falls at a different angle within that beam.
- Simple lines of lettering with the verse's citation make thin rays of light.
- The words spoken by the other young women form two other rays of light, set off to the left like a chorus or echo just outside the central spotlight.
- Traditional repeating pen strokes radiate out from the glowing moon, and evoke its pale greenish-bue light.
We are so grateful to live in an era when astronomers' photos fill our eyes with gorgeous images of the heavens nearby and of deep space.
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